Effects of Music Therapy on Anesthetic Requirements and Hemodynamic Parameters

Çukurova University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hemodynamic Changes; Music Therapy; Anesthetic Consumption; Thoracic Surgery

Treatments: Other: music therapy during surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07322562

music01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Music therapy has been reported to reduce analgesic and anesthetic requirements, but evidence in thoracic surgery remains limited. This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the effects of different music types on hemodynamic stability and anesthetic consumption in patients undergoing thoracic surgery.

Full description

After institutional ethics approval and written informed consent, 159 adult patients (ASA I-III) scheduled for elective thoracic surgery under general anesthesia were enrolled. Patients were randomized by sealed-envelope method into three groups: Group T (Sufi music), Group B (Classical Western music), and Group C (control, no music). Music was delivered via over-ear headphones from induction until the end of surgery. Sedation was evaluated using the Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale (RSAS), and pain using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Hemodynamic variables, anesthetic agent consumption, and postoperative recovery parameters were recorded.

Enrollment: 159 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 and over,
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-III,
• No hearing acuity,
• Volunteer to participate in the study,
• Cooperative and oriented,
• No history of psychiatric illness and/or psychiatric medication use,

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who were under 18 years,
• ASA classification >III,
• had hearing loss,
• had a psychiatric diagnosis and/or were taking antipsychotic/antidepressant/mood stabilizer medications,
• were uncooperative (dementia, mental retardation, etc.),
• Major complications during the intraoperative or postoperative period, (respiratory failure, hemodynamic instability, hypoxia, serious arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, etc.)
• Emergency surgery,
• had a history of alcohol or drug abuse,
• did not speak Turkish,
• did not consent to participate in the study.

Trial design

159 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1: Sufi music group

Description:

In the sufi music group, sufi music was played through over-ear headphones; the volume was adjusted based on patient comfort and confirmed with the patient. Music playback was initiated alongside routine monitoring and continued throughout the surgery, ending when the patient was transferred to the stretcher after extubation.

Treatment:

Other: music therapy during surgery

Group 2: Classical Western music group

Description:

In the classical Western music group, music was played through over-ear headphones; the volume was adjusted based on patient comfort and confirmed with the patient. Music playback was initiated alongside routine monitoring and continued throughout the surgery, ending when the patient was transferred to the stretcher after extubation.

Treatment:

Other: music therapy during surgery

Group 3: no music group

Description:

In the no music group, the patient was not allowed to listen to any type of music during surgery.