This is a Study to Evaluate if Music Therapy Can Reduce Stress and Increase Satisfaction of Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

Status: Completed

Conditions: Personal Satisfaction; Stress

Treatments: Other: Music Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05953870

ORBV-CHIR-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients who undergo outpatient surgery according to normal practice will be divided into two groups.

The first group (17 patients), before and after their surgery, will listen to relaxing music, namely a slower tempo music that can quiet mind and make patients feel soothed.

The second group (17 patients) will follow the standard surgical pathways according to normal clinical practice, in particular they will not listen to relaxing music.

A questionnaire to evaluate stress and satisfaction will be administered to all the patients before their discharge

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing outpatient surgery
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or lactating women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

MUSIC AND COMFORT THERAPY

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will be "exposed" pre- and postoperatively to relaxing music, which is defined as a slower tempo music that can quiet mind and make patients feel soothed.

Treatment:

Other: Music Therapy

CONTROL GROUP

No Intervention group

Description:

These patients will follow the standard surgical pathways as per daily routine.