Effects of Music on Preoperative Anxiety in Patients With Femoral Fractures Undergoing Surgery

Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale di Piacenza

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Femoral Fractures; Surgery; Anxiety; Music Therapy; Pain

Treatments: Other: Music intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07008482

SINFEMIA

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigates the effectiveness of music therapy in reducing preoperative anxiety among elderly patients with femoral fractures. Preoperative anxiety is known to worsen physiological stability, increase pain perception, and negatively impact recovery, yet specific evidence on non-pharmacological interventions like music therapy in the orthogeriatric setting is lacking.

The study will enroll 154 adult patients admitted to the Orthogeriatrics Unit for elective femoral fracture surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a 20-minute session of music therapy or standard care. Anxiety will be measured using the APAIS scale, and pain will be assessed with the NRS scale, both before and after the intervention.

The trial is designed as a blinded, prospective RCT, with data collected and managed under current privacy regulations. By generating robust data on this low-cost, safe intervention, the study aims to improve preoperative management and patient outcomes in orthopedic surgical care.

Enrollment: 154 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients of both sexes, 18 years of age or older
• Patients with femur fracture who are candidates for surgery
• Able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a diagnosis of hearing loss
• Patients diagnosed with cognitive or psychiatric disorders
• Patients undergoing emergency/emergency surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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154 participants in 2 patient groups

MUSIC THERAPY

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Music intervention

NO MUSICTHERAPY

No Intervention group