Audio Recording for Improved Surgical Outcome (ARISO)

Mayo Clinic

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Behavioral: Audio recording

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00569933

06-002226

Details and patient eligibility

About

Use of audio recordings (with suggestions and imagery for a better surgical outcome) studied in orthopedic patients.

Full description

Pt undergoing orthopedic surgery are randomized into 3 groups. These interventionals will be listening to CD recording just prior to and during orthopedic surgery. The 2nd group will be listening to a recording before and during surgery without any positive suggestions. The 3rd group will be receiving usual care. Prior to hospital discharge patients will fill out a questionaire assessing their perception of their surgery and hospital stay. Pt. charts will be reviewed for use of pain, sleep, anesthesia and nausea medication and for the number of units of blood transfused. Pt. outcomes will be asssessed with this data.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients scheduled for total hip replacement under reginal anethesia at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fl.
• Willingness to sign consent.
• Age 18 or greater.

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

A/B/C

Other group

Description:

Patients are randomized to voice/music/ or no CD

Treatment:

Behavioral: Audio recording