The Effectiveness of Music on Pain and Anxiety in IUD Insertion

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Although intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective contraceptive method, fear of pain during insertion is one barrier to use. A review of literature reveals little investigation of interventions for anxiety management during the procedure. Furthermore, evidence of non-pharmacological interventions for both anxiety and pain management is limited. Music has been shown to be effective at reducing anxiety and pain in a variety of contexts, however to the investigators' knowledge, its effectiveness for anxiety and pain relief during the IUD insertion procedure has not been formally examined. This study will therefore examine the effectiveness of listening to music on anxiety and pain during IUD insertion.

Detailed Description
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The study is a randomized controlled trial of patients at least 16 years of age undergoing an IUD insertion. The experimental group will receive music, self-selected, with a music-playing device prior and during the procedure and the control group will receive standard care. Data for pain and anxiety will be collected prior to the procedure, and during, and after IUD insertion. In addition, a post-procedure questionnaire will be given to patients and providers to ask about satisfaction and acceptability of the intervention.

Official Title
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Tuning Out: The Effectiveness of Music on Pain and Anxiety in Intrauterine Device Insertion

Conditions
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Pain, Acute, IUD Insertion Complication, Anxiety Acute

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Music listening


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Sufficient understanding of English to complete questionnaires Women who will attend the clinic for an IUD insertion and accept to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: Women with chronic pain

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Music Listening<br>Patients will receive music of choice to listen to using a music-playing device in the waiting room prior to IUD insertion, as well as during the procedure. | Behavioral: Music listening<br>* Patients will be asked to either use their personal phones to listen to preferred music which is already on their device, or if they do not have a phone or other personal device capable of playing music of their choice, we will use a device (e.g. iPod) to load music of their choice. While in the waiting room, participants will listen to music through headphones/earphones, however they will need to remove their headphones/earphones during the initial consultation with the family physician (explaining risks, etc.), and resume listening to music through the phone speakers once in the examination room as patients will need to be able to hear instructions from the physician during the procedure.<br>|
| No Intervention: Standard Care<br>Patients will receive standard care (excluding the use of music) from providers at the clinic to minimize pain and anxiety during the procedure. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in self-reported anxiety (in the moment) | 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) measures anxiety reported by patients; values range 0-100 with higher values representing higher anxiety. | Baseline, immediately after the procedure, immediately after uterine sounding | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in self-reported pain (in the moment) | 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) measures pain reported by patients; values range 0-100 with higher values representing higher pain. | Baseline, immediately after uterine sounding, immediately after insertion, immediately after the procedure | 
| Change in anxiety | The trait anxiety subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger et al.,1983) will be used to measure trait anxiety. It contains 20 items, each item is rated on a 4-point scale (not at all, somewhat, moderately so, very much so), with higher values representing higher anxiety. Scores range from 20-80 (higher scores represent higher trait anxiety). | Baseline, immediately after the procedure | 
| Complications related to IUD insertion procedure | Patients and providers are asked to identify any significant adverse reactions experienced (by the patient) during the IUD insertion procedure (e.g., bleeding, vasovagal responses) with open-ended survey developed for the study. | Immediately after the procedure | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Intrauterine Device, IUD, Anxiety, Pain, Music, Contraception, Visual analog scale, VAS