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Effect of music therapy on pain and anxiety during third molar surgery

Effect of music therapy on pain and anxiety during third molar surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202310681115588
Enrollment
146
Registered
2023-10-16
Start date
2019-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Oral Health Surgery

Interventions

Music therapy
Nonmusic

Sponsors

OLUSEGUN OLAOPA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with impacted mandibular third molar indicated for removal with Pederson Difficulty Index of 6 and below. 2. Patients with no history of hearing impairment or ear disease. 3. Patients who can tolerate use of headphones. 4. Patients who do not present with acute pain. 5. Patients with active mobile phones.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with medically compromised state such as uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension 2. Patients with known allergy to local anesthetic 3. Patients with medical history of cognitive impairment such as delirium, amnesia, dementia 4. Patients whose procedure last more than one hour from the first incision to closure. 5. Patients in whom local anesthesia cannot be achieved 6. Patients without a functional active phone 7. Patients with history of peptic ulcer disease 8. Patients who do not like to listen to music 9. Impacted molars with Pederson Difficulty Index of 7 and above 10. Patients who declined participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactFAVOR IGBINAZAKA

SENIOR REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL IBADAN NIGERIA

favoursailing@yahoo.com+2348169606712

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026