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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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

Official Title
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Music Therapy to Reduce Perioperative Stress and Increase Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery: a Randomized Trial

Conditions
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Stress, Personal Satisfaction

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Music Therapy


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients undergoing outpatient surgery Age ≥ 18 years Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant or lactating women

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

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: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: MUSIC AND COMFORT THERAPY<br>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. | Other: Music Therapy<br>* slower tempo music that can quiet mind and make patients feel soothed<br>|
| No Intervention: CONTROL GROUP<br>These patients will follow the standard surgical pathways as per daily routine. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Concern | Concern (measured on the validated Leiden Perioperative Patient Satisfaction -LPPS - questionnaire for the perioperative patients' satisfaction). This questionnaire assess patient satisfaction with perioperative care. Patients are asked to score each question on a fivepoint scale (from 1 - corresponding to the worse outcome to 5 - the best outcome) | during hospitalization, 1 day | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal satisfaction | In hospital satisfaction (measured on the validated Leiden Perioperative Patient Satisfaction -LPPS - questionnaire for the perioperative patients' satisfaction. This questionnaire assess patient satisfaction with perioperative care. Patients are asked to score each question on a fivepoint scale (from 1 - corresponding to the worse outcome to 5 - the best outcome) | during hospitalization, 1 day | 
| Length of hospital stay | number of hours the participant is being hospitalized | during hospitalization, 1 day |