Effect of Music Therapy on Patients Undergoing Intravitreal Injections

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Satisfaction; Patient Anxiety; Intravitreal Injections

Treatments: Other: Music Therapy; Other: No Music

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00702039

0702002303

Details and patient eligibility

About

Multiple studies in various specialties, including ophthalmology, are reported in the literature that show that playing music during a procedure (dubbed music therapy) increases patient satisfaction and may reduce patient anxiety and stress levels.

There is no study in the literature that assesses the effects of listening to music in patients undergoing intravitreal injections. This study aims to assess whether listening to music improves patient satisfaction or reduces their anxiety levels in subjects undergoing intravitreal injections.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Those patients at least 18 years old already scheduled for intravitreal injections.

Exclusion criteria

• Those patients not interested in participating in the study or not capable of filling out the questionnaire secondary to limited mental capability.
• Non- English speaking subjects will be excluded from the study.
• Those patients that participated in the study will not be allowed to participate a second time.

Trial design

50 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Those patients receiving intravitreal injections who will be listening to classical music during injection.

Treatment:

Other: Music Therapy

2

Description:

Those patients receiving intravitreal injections who will not be listening to any music during injection.

Treatment:

Other: No Music