Patient Satisfaction
Conditions
Keywords
Cesarean delivery
Brief summary
The goal of this interventional study is to determine whether the option to listen to music during cesarean delivery increases the participants satisfaction. Participants and their support person will be asked to fill out a short survey and mark their satisfaction on a visual analog scale. Vital signs will be recorded during their procedure.
Detailed description
Currently, our institution does not routinely offer music during cesarean delivery. The goal of this study would be to determine whether the option to listen to music improves patient satisfaction. Also, the study would examine support person satisfaction and changes in maternal vital signs from prior to entering the operating room as compared to prior to exiting the operating room in a sample of patients. If positive satisfaction results are noted in those randomized to the music arm, this would be a low-cost intervention that providers could utilize to increase patient satisfaction during surgery. This will be a prospective randomized controlled trial to determine whether the option of music being played in the operating room can impact the experience for the patient. Subjects will be randomized via central computer-generated randomization 1:1 to either have music played during their procedure or no music played during their procedure. A per protocol analysis will be performed.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMusic
Participants will have bone conducting headphones available to listen to the music of their choice from premade Spotify playlists.
Sponsors
Geisinger Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
Participants will be randomized in 1:1 stratification to receive music during their procedure or not. Participants will not be aware of the intervention. If a patient is randomized into music, they will be offered headphones to listen to during their procedure.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Singleton pregnancy * Second or third cesarean delivery * Scheduled cesarean delivery at Geisinger Medical Center * Able and willing to provide consent * English speaking * Greater than or equal to 37 weeks' gestation
Exclusion criteria
* Fetal anomaly * Multifetal gestation * Hearing loss requiring a sign interpreter or hearing aids * Planned general anesthesia * Intrauterine fetal demise * Participants that present in labor or require urgent/emergent cesarean delivery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Participant satisfaction | This is collected during the study duration, on average 6 hours. | Visual analog scales from 0-10 (0=extremely unsatisfied, 10=extremely satisfied) will be collected by the patient marking on the line prior to the procedure and during skin closure. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Support person satisfaction | This is collected through the duration of the study, on average 6 hours, | Visual analog scales from 0-10 (0=extremely unsatisfied, 10=extremely satisfied) will be collected by the support person marking on a line during the participant's skin closure. |
| Heart rate | This will be collected during the study duration, an average 6 hours. | Participants heart rate will be recorded at the time of consent and during skin closure. |
| Music and satisfaction | This is collected during the study duration, on average 6 hours. | Patient's will be asked after their procedure whether they believe music did or would have improved their satisfaction during cesarean delivery using a visual analog scale (0-10) |
| Blood pressure | This will be collected during the study duration, an average 6 hours. | Participants blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) will be recorded at the time of consent and during skin closure. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed