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Music Therapy for Women, Delivered Via Cesarean Section

The Effect of Turkish Classical Music on Postpartum Pain and Anxiety in Women Who Delivered Via Cesarean Section

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04111575
Enrollment
126
Registered
2019-10-01
Start date
2018-02-05
Completion date
2018-10-26
Last updated
2019-10-01

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Conditions

Cesarean Section, Postpartum Period

Keywords

cesarean section, Music therapy, Anxiety, Pain

Brief summary

Musical therapy is a type of therapy which is performed under a regular method by adjusting the physiological and psychological effects of musical tones and melodies in accordance with various situations. Therefore, the study was carried out as a randomized controlled trial in order to evaluate the effect of music therapy on the level of pain and anxiety in the postpartum period in women who delivered via cesarean section.

Detailed description

Objectives: The study was carried out in order to determine the effect of music therapy on the level of postpartum pain and anxiety in women who delivered via cesarean section. Design, setting and subjects: The randomized controlled trial was conducted on 126 women who delivered via cesarean section in a tertiary hospital. The subjects were allocated to three groups (n=42 each) Interventions: In the experimental group 1 (once a day) and group 2 (twice a day) were made to listen to music for 30 minutes for two consecutive days. The control group routine care of 30 min a day in bed rest. The Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to participants. In the analysis of the data, one-way ANOVA, paired t-test, Kruskal Wallis-H and Wilcoxon tests were used. Main outcome measures: State anxiety level and pain level.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMusic Therapy

Music Therapy

Sponsors

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Intervention model description

Design, setting and subjects: The randomized controlled trial was conducted on 126 women who delivered via cesarean section in a tertiary hospital. The subjects were allocated to three groups (n=42 each) Interventions: In the experimental group 1 (once a day) and group 2 (twice a day) were made to listen to music for 30 minutes for two consecutive days. The control group routine care of 30 min a day in bed rest. The Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to participants.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 49 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* being at the age of 18 and above, * being healthy, * having given a live birth, * having no hearing impairment, * complication not having developed either in the mother or the baby

Exclusion criteria

* being at the age of 17 and below, * being unhealthy, * having given a stillbirth, * having hearing impairment, * complication having developed either in the mother or the baby

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
State-Trait Anxiety InventoryOn the first and second days after C-section, change from first anxiety level at 30 minutes.The inventory has a Likert type scale of 20 items which aim to measure the state anxiety level.Higher scores indicate greater anxietyAnxiety level by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)On the first and second days after C-section, change from first pain level at 30 minute.The patient marks the pain he/she feels on a scale of 10 cm (100 mm), pain point 1 means no pain, pain point 10 means worst pain possible.Pain Level by Visual Analog Scale

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026