Anxiety, Satisfaction
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of the study is to determine if playing the song Weightless by Marconi Union during labor epidural placement, decreases laboring parturient anxiety and improves satisfaction with the experience.
Interventions
OTHERSong Weightless by Marconi Union
Patients will be randomized to the intervention group (the song Weightless by Marconi Union will be playing) during subjects labor epidural placement. The intervention in this study is solely the addition of music.
OTHERNo Song
No song will be played during subjects labor epidural placement.
Sponsors
Medical University of South Carolina
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Females ages 18 years and older committed to delivery by the obstetrical team (natural labor or induction of labor) * English speaking * Able to give informed consent * Having an epidural placed
Exclusion criteria
* Patient refusal * Intrauterine fetal demise * Imminent delivery * Existing music use
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Score of Anxiety Before Epidural Placement | Immediately prior to procedure | 3 different measures of anxiety prior to the procedure based on the State Trait Anxiety Inventory: 1) Numeric Rating Scale from 0-10 with 0 representing no anxiety and 10 representing worst anxiety possible. 2) Asking patient response to the question Are you calm with options scaling from very much, moderately, somewhat, or not at all. 3) Asking the patient to answer the question are you relaxed? with options scaling from very much, moderately, somewhat, or not at all. Very much will be treated as a positive finding and moderately, somewhat, or not at all as negative. The short form of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory with these three measures has been shown to be a reliable measure of anxiety. A fourth measure used will be a Visual Analog Scale from 0-100 of overall anxiety with 0 representing no anxiety and 100 representing the worst anxiety possible. |
| Mean Score of Anxiety After Epidural Placement | Immediately after procedure | As soon as the epidural has been placed and appropriate documentation for the procedure is completed, both groups will take the same surveys again. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed