Effect of Music Listening on Early Mobility in Children Undergoing Appendectomy

Akdeniz University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mobility; Child; Mobilization; Music Listening Intervention; Appendectomy

Treatments: Behavioral: Music Group Implementation Before surgery, children were asked whether they enjoyed listening to music and what styles of music they liked.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07128758

FDilekTuran

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled study aimed to evaluate the effect of music listening on the initial mobility level of children who underwent appendectomy. The study was conducted at Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Pediatric Surgery Clinic, between March and May 2025. A total of 68 children aged 6-18 years, with no other systematic diseases and who consented to participate, were included. The music group consisted of 34 children and the control group of 34. A specially designed music pool, tailored separately for 6-11 and 12-18 age groups, was developed through child interviews, expert opinions, national education materials, and evidence-based motivational music. Children in the music group listened to music postoperatively, while the control group received only standard clinical care. Data were collected using the Child Information Form, Patient Mobility Scale, and Observer Mobility Scale.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The child must have undergone an appendectomy.
• Be between the ages of 6 and 18.
• Have no motor impairments that would impede mobility.
• Have no additional chronic/systemic diseases.

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal to continue participating in the study at any stage.
• Refusal to participate in the first mobility measurement of the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Music Group Implementation

Experimental group

Description:

Before surgery, children were asked whether they enjoyed listening to music and what styles of music they liked. * A 30-minute playlist was created using songs from the music pool based on the child's preferences. * Children were informed about postoperative mobility and which movements they would be expected to perform.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Music Group Implementation Before surgery, children were asked whether they enjoyed listening to music and what styles of music they liked.

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No music Listening