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The Effect of White Noise in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery

The Effect of White Noise on Sleep Quality, Comfort and Satisfaction Level in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05687305
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-01-18
Start date
2022-05-25
Completion date
2024-01-30
Last updated
2024-03-29

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Conditions

Disc Herniation

Keywords

Lumbar Disc Herniation, White Noise, Sleep Quality, Comfort Level

Brief summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of listening to white noise on the sleep quality, comfort level, satisfaction level of patients after lumbar disc herniation surgery. The main hypotheses are: * Is there a difference between the sleep quality of patients who listen to white noise and those who do not? * Is there a difference between the comfort levels of patients who listen to white noise and those who do not? * Is there a difference between the satisfaction levels of patients who listen to white noise and those who do not? The main tasks that the participants will be asked to do will be explained and Their informed consent will be obtained. The two research groups will be compared.

Detailed description

This study will be conducted with a total of 60 patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation at a hospital in Istanbul. Participants in the study who had lumbar disc herniation surgery will be divided into two groups: intervention (n = 30) and control group (n = 30), according to the randomization method created with computer-based random numbers. On the 0th and 1st postoperative days, patients in the intervention group will listen to white noise with a bluetooth headset for 30 minutes before going to sleep, and they will be kept under observation during this time.Patients in the control group will be monitored according to their routine clinical procedures. Since there are no procedures or interventions in clinical procedures, only patient monitoring will be performed. Patients in the control group will also be followed up at the same times and with the same forms. Descriptive Characteristics Form, Informed Consent Form, The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire, General Comfort Questionnaire,Visual Analog Scale for Satisfaction Level will be used in data collection.

Interventions

OTHERWhite Noise

White noise is produced by digitally combining sounds of equal frequency in the laboratory. Then, all of the frequencies in this sound are calibrated to generate noise at each frequency. If the contribution of each region to the noise level is the same, the noise is referred to as white noise. Waterfalls, ocean waves, and wind blowing through trees all produce similar to white noise. Patients in the intervention group are observed by the investigator on the 0th and 1st postoperative days.Before going to sleep, a bluetooth headset will be used to listen to white noise for 30 minutes and vital signs will be measured before and after the procedure.

Sponsors

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Intervention model description

This study is a single-center parallel-group randomized controlled clinical trial. Participants who accepted to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria will be assigned to the intervention (n=30) or control group (n=30) according to the computer-based randomization table.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* underwent lumbar disc herniation surgery * hospitalized for at least 48 hours * agreed to participate in research

Exclusion criteria

* chronic sleep problems and taking medication * Not filling out the questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change of Sleep Quality Assessed by the Richard Campbell Sleep ScaleChange from baseline sleep quality at two days after surgeryThe sleep quality of the patients was evaluated with the Richard Campbell Sleep Scale on the 1st and 2nd postoperative days after morning treatment. This scale consists of 6 items and the total score range is 0-100 points. As the scale score increases, the sleep quality of the patients also increases.
Change of Comfort Level Assessed by the General Comfort Questionnaire Short FormChange from baseline comfort level at two days after surgeryThe general comfort levels of the patients were evaluated with the General Comfort Questionnaire Short Form after the morning treatment on the 1st and 2nd postoperative days. This scale consists of 28 items and includes three sub-dimensions; comfort, relaxation and relaxation. The scale score is calculated by dividing the total score obtained from the scale by the number of scale items. The scale total score range is between 0-6 points. As the scale score increases, the comfort level of the patients also increases.
Change of Satisfaction Level Assessed by Visual Analogue ScaleChange from baseline satisfaction level at two days after surgeryThe satisfaction levels of the patients were evaluated with the Visual Analogue Scale on the 1st and 2nd postoperative days, after the morning treatment. This scale consists of 10 cm horizontal lines and is evaluated between 0-10 points. As the scale score increases, the satisfaction level of the patients also increases.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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