Research on the Sources of Noise in Post Anesthesia Care Unit and the Impact of Noise on Medical Staff

NCT06739746 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2024-214-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The study aims to clarify the sources and influencing factors of noise in the post anesthesia care unit, as well as the perception of noise by medical staff through survey table, in order to improve the noise environment, optimize noise management, protect medical staff, and enhance medical quality.

Conditions

Noise Exposure

Keywords

Noise; Post anesthesia care unit; Medical staff

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Main noise decibel

  The level of noise decibel in the post anesthesia care unit when the number of patients is between half and three-quarters of the total number of beds. Using noise vibration measuring instrument (AWA5688, Hangzhou Aihua Instrument Co., Ltd.) to measure the noise decibel.

  From enrollment to the end of observation at 1 week

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Secondary noise decibel

  From enrollment to the end of observation at 1 week

• Area of post anesthesia care unit

  From enrollment to the end of observation at 1 week

• Number of beds of post anesthesia care unit

  From enrollment to the end of observation at 1 week

• Medical personnel allocation situation

  From enrollment to the end of observation at 1 week

• Staying time in post anesthesia care unit of patients

  From enrollment to the end of observation at 1 week

Study Arms (2)

Medical staff group

Investigate the demographic information and subjective perception of noise among medical staff in the post anesthesia care unit.

Other: No intervention measures

Hospital Group

Investigate the staffing, size, number of beds, noise levels, etc. of post anesthesia care unit in different hospitals.

Other: No intervention measures

Interventions

No intervention measures OTHER

No intervention measures

Hospital Group; Medical staff group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Medical staff in the post anesthesia care unit

You may qualify if:

• Currently working as nurses, doctors, or technicians in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit;
• Have at least continuous 6 months of work experience in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit;
• Able to read and answer questionnaires in Chinese fluently.

You may not qualify if:

• Have hearing impairments or other conditions affecting auditory perception;
• Have participated in similar studies and completed related surveys within the past 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University: lead
• Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd: collaborator

Central Study Contacts

Su Min Min

CONTACT

8613568235251; atpcr7@yeah.net

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 1 Week
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2024
• First Posted: December 18, 2024
• Study Start: June 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: May 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR