Music Therapy for Women, Delivered Via Cesarean Section

Musical therapy is a type of therapy which is performed under a regular method by adjusting the physiological and psychological effects of musical tones and melodies in accordance with various situations. Therefore, the study was carried out as a randomized controlled trial in order to evaluate the effect of music therapy on the level of pain and anxiety in the postpartum period in women who delivered via cesarean section.

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Key information

Conditions

Cesarean Section Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postpartum Period Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eylem TOKER

Kahramanmaraş, Dulkadiroglu, 46100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Objectives: The study was carried out in order to determine the effect of music therapy on the level of postpartum pain and anxiety in women who delivered via cesarean section.

Design, setting and subjects: The randomized controlled trial was conducted on 126 women who delivered via cesarean section in a tertiary hospital. The subjects were allocated to three groups (n=42 each) Interventions: In the experimental group 1 (once a day) and group 2 (twice a day) were made to listen to music for 30 minutes for two consecutive days. The control group routine care of 30 min a day in bed rest. The Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to participants. In the analysis of the data, one-way ANOVA, paired t-test, Kruskal Wallis-H and Wilcoxon tests were used.

Main outcome measures: State anxiety level and pain level.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

being at the age of 18 and above,
being healthy,
having given a live birth,
having no hearing impairment,
complication not having developed either in the mother or the baby

Exclusion criteria

being at the age of 17 and below,
being unhealthy,
having given a stillbirth,
having hearing impairment,
complication having developed either in the mother or the baby

Treatment and study plan

Music Therapy

Behavioral

Music Therapy

Other names: musicotherapy

Primary outcomes

State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Time frame: On the first and second days after C-section, change from first anxiety level at 30 minutes.The inventory has a Likert type scale of 20 items which aim to measure the state anxiety level.Higher scores indicate greater anxiety

Anxiety level by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Time frame: On the first and second days after C-section, change from first pain level at 30 minute.The patient marks the pain he/she feels on a scale of 10 cm (100 mm), pain point 1 means "no pain", pain point 10 means "worst pain possible."

Pain Level by Visual Analog Scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Turkish Classical Music on Postpartum Pain and Anxiety in Women Who Delivered Via Cesarean Section

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Oct 1, 2019
Registry last updated: Oct 1, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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