The Effect of a Reduced Noise Environment on the Response Time of the Anesthesia Provider

Joshua Uffman

Status: Completed

Conditions: Noise Exposure

Treatments: Other: Normal; Other: Reduced noise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03507855

IRB18-00227

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project will investigate whether reduction in ambient light and elimination of noise during induction and emergence from anesthesia influences the response time of the anesthesia provider to auditory and visual alarms when compared to a standard operating room. In addition, the investigators will assess the cumulative level of noise exposure that providers experience during the perioperative period.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anesthesia providers that have agreed to participate.

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Noise reduction

Experimental group

Description:

Reduced operating room personnel, low ambient light and soft background music during induction and emergence from anesthesia.

Treatment:

Other: Reduced noise

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Normal operating room environment.

Treatment:

Other: Normal