Music During ESWL for Entire Treatment

Music Listening to Decrease Pain and Discomfort During Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04380675

Enrollment

150

Registered

2020-05-08

Start date

2017-11-02

Completion date

2018-07-18

Last updated

2020-05-08

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Conditions

Urolithiasis

Keywords

Urolithiasis, Kidney Calculi, Lithotripsy, Pain Management, Music

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate if music listening relieves pain and discomfort during Extracorporeal Shock-Waves Lithotripsy (ESWL).

Detailed description

Patients undergoing ESWL and interested in music listening are randomly divided in two groups: patients in group A listen to music during the ESWL treatment, patients in group B do not. At the end of the treatment patients are asked to fill in a questionnaire. They are asked if they were pleased to have had the opportunity to listen to music during ESWL, if they would like to listen to music again in case of further treatments, if they consider music helpful in relieving pain and discomfort during ESWL. Patients are also asked to mark their level of pain during each part of the treatment on a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain.

Interventions

OTHERMusic

Music listening during ESWL

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All patients undergoing ESWL and interested in music listening

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindication to ESWL * No interest in music listening * Age \< 18 and \> 80

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
change in VAS score	10 mins after SWL treatment completed	Visual analogue scale (VAS) - 0 to 10, higher values, worse pain

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
change in Soundwave voltage (kV)	10 mins after SWL treatment completed	change in Soundwave voltage (kV)
change in analgesic request	10 mins after SWL treatment completed	change in analgesic request
change in requested interruptions	10 mins after SWL treatment completed	change in requested interruptions
change in Soundwave number	10 mins after SWL treatment completed	change in Soundwave number

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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