The Effect of Music Therapy on Pain Level and Analgesic Consumption

NCT05424211 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CU-SBF-AT-03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pain is a common condition experienced by patients in long-term health care, rehabilitation and acute situations, due to various surgical interventions and invasive procedures, and postoperative pain is an important symptom experienced by patients during the surgical recovery process. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as an unpleasant emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage (Lok, Ibrahim and Sidani 2020; Çavdar and Akyüz 2017; Martin-Saavedra, Vergara-Mendez, Talero-Gutiérrez 2018). Orthopedic surgical interventions are considered to be one of the most painful surgical procedures, and pain control requires a multifaceted approach that includes non-pharmacological techniques (Allred et al. 2010). Music therapy, which is one of the non-traditional treatment methods, is used to reduce pain (Nilson 2008). Music can easily be included in nursing care because it is applied without the physician's request and causes very little legal and ethical concerns (Simcock et al. 2008). However, due to the lack of awareness about the effectiveness of music therapy, it is not often used as an intervention. Inadequate pain control causes a decrease in patient satisfaction and deterioration of the healing process (Lukas 2004). Therefore, this study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of music therapy on the pain level of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.

Conditions

Orthopedic Surgery; Pain, Postoperative; Analgesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)

  It starts with the absence of pain (0) on numerical scales and reaches the level of unbearable pain (10-100). Numerical scales are used by patients to facilitate the definition of pain intensity, to facilitate scoring and recording, and to evaluate ceiling and floor effects.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Analgesic consumption amount

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Music group

EXPERIMENTAL

the group using the music therapy mobile application

Device: Music Therapy Mobile Application

control group

NO INTERVENTION

the group that received routine care and treatment

Interventions

Music Therapy Mobile Application DEVICE

The authorities determined by taking consultancy from TÜMATA (Turkish Music Research and Promotion Group) will be uploaded to the mobile application developed by the software specialist. The maqams (Rast, Nihavent and Neva) to be used in the application will be played to the patients 3 times in half an hour at different times of the day via the mobile application. Rast tonality will be played in the morning, nihavent tune will be played at noon and neva tune will be played in the afternoon.

Music group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Accepting to participate in the study, being over the age of 18, having undergone orthopedic surgery, not having mental and auditory problems, not having chronic pain, being able to read and write

You may not qualify if:

• Being younger than 18 years of age, undergoing non-elective orthopedic surgery, coming from the intensive care unit, having mental and auditory problems, chronic pain, illiteracy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cukurova University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cukurova University

Adana, Sarıcam, 01380, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative; Agnosia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases

Study Officials

• Açelya Türkmen, PhD

  Cukurova University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 15, 2022
• First Posted: June 21, 2022
• Study Start: May 2, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2022
• Study Completion: June 1, 2022
• Last Updated: May 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)