Pain, Postoperative, Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if audible distraction, in the form of music, before and/or during hernia repair surgery will decrease pain post-operatively.
Detailed description
After performing a thorough review of the literature, no studies were found that examined whether having a patient listen to a genre of music of their choosing before or during surgery impacts their postoperative pain. Music is a way to relax patients and could potentially decrease pain, which is a goal of perioperative services. The current study seeks to fill the gap and examine the impact of music on pain for surgical patients undergoing a hernia repair. This study will use a randomized, double-blinded, controlled design with four arms: * Arm 1: Patient will listen to music before their surgery in pre-operative area only * Arm 2: Patient will listen to music before and during their surgery * Arm 3: Patient will listen to music during their surgery only * Arm 4: Patient will not listen to music during their visit
Interventions
OTHERMusic
Music of the participant's selected genre will be played through headphones according to the arm assigned.
Sponsors
TriHealth Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Masking description
Preoperative music will be unmasked. Intraoperative music will be masked - Only research nurse will know if music was turned on or off intraoperatively.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 18 years or older * Receiving surgery at Bethesda Surgery Center
Exclusion criteria
* Does not speak English * Unable to consent to involvement in the research study * Having more than 1 hernia repair performed * Pregnant * Deaf * Wears hearing aids * Currently on medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder (ex: suboxone or methadone)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Highest pain score reported | from admission to discharge from PACU, up to 8 hours | Highest pain score reported in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU); Pain is measured on a 0-10 scale where a higher number corresponds with more pain |
| Total narcotic administered | from admission to discharge from PACU, up to 8 hours | Total morphine milligram equivalent (MME) of narcotics administered while in PACU |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed