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NCT Number: NCT06600919

Effect of Passive Music Therapy Via an App on Anxiety Prevention in ENT Surgery

Music therapy is a controlled method of listening to music, utilizing its physiological, psychological, and emotional effects on humans during the treatment of illness or trauma. It is considered active when it involves playing musical instruments and passive when it involves listening to music (via headphones, television, stereo systems, etc.).

The benefits of this technique in treating chronic pain (i.e., pain lasting several weeks, such as chronic back pain, osteoarthritis, etc.) have been demonstrated. Numerous studies have also examined the effect of music therapy on acute postoperative pain and anxiety related to surgical interventions. These studies suggest, though without conclusive evidence, that a single session of music therapy just before entering the operating room may reduce postoperative pain and anxiety.

However, all of these studies were limited by relatively small sample sizes (a few hundred patients), leaving some scientific uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of music therapy in the context of surgical interventions.

This research will therefore evaluate the impact of preoperative passive music therapy on perioperative anxiety and postoperative pain, with a larger number of patients included in the study than has been previously reported in the scientific literature.

The primary objective of this study is to assess the impact of preoperative passive music therapy on perioperative anxiety in patients undergoing ENT surgery. MUSICORL is an interventional, randomized study (the assignment to receive or not receive music therapy will be determined by randomization) with two parallel arms. This is a single-center study, conducted at a single French site: Clinique Saint Vincent. A total of 500 subjects will participate in this study. Your participation will last for 2 days; the overall study duration will be 27 months.

To participate in this research, you must be affiliated with a social security system, be over 18 years old, have signed informed consent, and be scheduled for ENT surgery (cervical, endonasal, otologic, oropharyngeal-laryngeal).

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Key information

Conditions

Cervical Surgery ENT Surgery Ear Diseases Endonasal Surgery Laryngeal Disease Laryngeal Diseases Laryngeal Surgery Musical Therapy Neurologic Manifestations Oropharyngeal Disease Otologic Disease Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pain Pain, Postoperative Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Respiratory Tract Diseases Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Clinique Saint Vincent

Saint-Denis, 97400, Reunion

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

François RUBIN, Doctor

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jean-François VELLIN, Doctor

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

MANON LEPRINCE, Clinical Research Associate

CONTACT

[email protected]

0692341365

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, aged 18 years or older
  • Patient has signed informed consent
  • Patient scheduled to undergo ENT surgery (cervical, endonasal, otologic, oropharyngeal-laryngeal) at the participating facility
  • Patient is affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security system

Exclusion criteria

  • Refusal to provide consent
  • Patient with severe bilateral hearing loss (> 70 dB HL)
  • Patient unable to read, write, or understand French
  • Vulnerable patient as defined by Article L1121-6 of the French Public Health Code (CSP)
  • Adult patient under guardianship, curatorship, or judicial protection
  • Patient unable to personally provide consent as per Article L1121-8 of the CSP or an adult under legal protection
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women as per Article L1121-5 of the CSP
  • Patient who has already participated in the current study

Treatment and study plan

Preoperative Music Therapy Session

Other

Upon admission to the operating room:

Patients in the music therapy group will undergo a 20-minute music therapy session while lying on a stretcher in a designated room. This session will be conducted using the Music Care® application (https://www.music.care).

The sessions are standardized and divided into several phases, following a U-shaped sequence. The effect of this U-sequence is first achieved by a phase of reduced tempo, instrumental density, frequency, and sound volume , followed by a phase of reactivation .

Patients will be allowed to choose the musical style based on their preferences (influenced by their musical tastes and ethnicity). Given the ethnically diverse population of Réunion Island, a wide range of musical preferences is expected.

Primary outcomes

  1. Variation in Anxiety VAS (VAS-A)

    Time frame: From hospital admission to hospital discharge.within an estimated 6 to 24 hours (depending on the average duration of outpatient care)

    Change in the anxiety Visual Analog Scale (VAS-A, ranging from 0 to 10) measured during the hospital stay. The anxiety levels will be recorded at two key time points: admission to the hospital and discharge.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anxiety VAS (VAS-A) at Key Surgical Phases

    Time frame: Measured at arrival in the operating room and upon exit from the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), within an estimated time frame of 2 to 6 hours

    Anxiety levels measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS-A, ranging from 0 to 10)

  2. STAI-Y-STATE Anxiety Questionnaire

    Time frame: Measured at hospital admission and hospital discharge, within an estimated time frame of 6 to 24 hours (due to the outpatient nature of the procedure)

    Anxiety levels will be measured using the STAI-Y-STATE questionnaire (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y), which uses a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 1 to 4 . Higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety, while lower scores indicate less anxiety. Anxiety scores will be recorded at two key points: upon hospital admission and at discharge.

  3. Total Analgesic Consumption During Hospital Stay

    Time frame: Measured from hospital admission to hospital discharge, within an estimated time frame of 6 to 24 hours (due to the outpatient nature of the procedure).

    The total amount of analgesic medication consumed during the entire hospital stay.

  4. Blood Pressure at Various Time Points

    Time frame: Measured at hospital admission, arrival in the operating room, start of induction, exit from PACU, and hospital discharge, within an estimated time frame of 6 to 24 hours (due to the outpatient nature of the procedure).

    Blood pressure measurements, including both systolic and diastolic values, taken at several critical time points: upon hospital admission, upon arrival in the operating room, at the start of anesthesia induction, upon exit from PACU, and upon hospital discharge.

  5. Surgical and Anesthesia Timeline

    Time frame: During the entire surgical process.

    Key time points during the surgical process will be recorded, including: time of entry into the operating room, start of anesthesia induction, time of incision, time of wound closure, end of anesthesia, exit from the operating room, entry into PACU, and exit from PACU.

  6. Patient and Staff Satisfaction via Likert Scale

    Time frame: Measured at the time of the patient's exit from PACU, within an estimated time frame of 0 to 4 hours after surgery

    Satisfaction levels of both patients and healthcare staff will be evaluated using a 5-point Likert scale (ranging from 1 to 5). Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction, while lower scores indicate less satisfaction.

  7. Medical-Economic Impact

    Time frame: Measured from the start of surgery until hospital discharge, within an estimated time frame of 1 to 6 hours, depending on the specific procedure and recovery time.

    The economic impact will be assessed by measuring the duration of surgery, duration of stay in the PACU, and overall length of hospital stay (measured in minutes).

  8. Variation in Pain VAS (VAS-P)

    Time frame: Measured at hospital admission, arrival in the operating room, exit from PACU, and hospital discharge, within an estimated time frame of 6 to 24 hours (depending on the outpatient procedure).

    Pain levels measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS-P, ranging from 0 to 10) at several time points during the hospital stay: upon admission, upon arrival in the operating room, upon exit from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), and at hospital discharge.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

MANON LEPRINCE, Clinical Research Associate

CONTACT

[email protected]

0692341365

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Clinique Saint-Vincent

Other

Registry information

Acronym: MUSICORL

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 18, 2026

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