The Effect of Music Medicine on Anxiety and Pain Levels in Women Undergoing Embryo Transfer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Hasan Kalyoncu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain Management; Infertility (IVF Patients); Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: "Patient-Selected Music Medicine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07370857

Hasan Kalyoncu

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was designed to investigate the effects of music medicine on anxiety, pain, and vital signs in women undergoing embryo transfer. The study followed a randomized controlled design and was conducted at the IVF unit of a university hospital. The sample consisted of women who met the specified inclusion criteria, and participants were assigned to the intervention and control groups using randomization.

Data collection tools included a socio-demographic characteristics form, a vital signs recording form (blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I and II), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The intervention group listened to patient-selected music during the embryo transfer process, while the control group received standard care. Measurements were taken before, during, and after the embryo transfer.

The obtained data were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods to evaluate the effects of music on anxiety, pain levels, and vital signs. This study aims to improve women's embryo transfer experiences by contributing to nursing care and reproductive health practices.

Full description

The study evaluates the effect of music medicine on anxiety and pain levels during embryo transfer. Participants in the intervention group listen to patient-selected music via noise-canceling headphones. The process includes baseline assessments of vital signs and anxiety, followed by post-intervention measurements 15 minutes after the procedure.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Women undergoing embryo transfer.

Ages 18 to 45 years (or your specific age range).

Literacy in Turkish to complete the inventories.

Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with hearing impairment.

Patients with cognitive or psychiatric disorders that prevent completion of the inventory.

Patients who have taken analgesic or anxiolytic medication within the last 24 hours.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Music Medicine Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group receive music medicine intervention in addition to standard care during the embryo transfer process.

Treatment:

Behavioral: "Patient-Selected Music Medicine

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants receive only the standard clinical procedures and routine care for embryo transfer without any music intervention.