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NCT Number: NCT06539754

Patient Satisfaction During Cesarean Delivery

The goal of this interventional study is to determine whether the option to listen to music during cesarean delivery increases the participants satisfaction. Participants and their support person will be asked to fill out a short survey and mark their satisfaction on a visual analog scale. Vital signs will be recorded during their procedure.

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction Behavior Health Behavior Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Geisinger

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

About this study

Currently, our institution does not routinely offer music during cesarean delivery. The goal of this study would be to determine whether the option to listen to music improves patient satisfaction. Also, the study would examine support person satisfaction and changes in maternal vital signs from prior to entering the operating room as compared to prior to exiting the operating room in a sample of patients. If positive satisfaction results are noted in those randomized to the music arm, this would be a low-cost intervention that providers could utilize to increase patient satisfaction during surgery.

This will be a prospective randomized controlled trial to determine whether the option of music being played in the operating room can impact the experience for the patient. Subjects will be randomized via central computer-generated randomization 1:1 to either have music played during their procedure or no music played during their procedure. A per protocol analysis will be performed.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Second or third cesarean delivery
  • Scheduled cesarean delivery at Geisinger Medical Center
  • Able and willing to provide consent
  • English speaking
  • Greater than or equal to 37 weeks' gestation

Exclusion criteria

  • Fetal anomaly
  • Multifetal gestation
  • Hearing loss requiring a sign interpreter or hearing aids
  • Planned general anesthesia
  • Intrauterine fetal demise
  • Participants that present in labor or require urgent/emergent cesarean delivery

Treatment and study plan

Music

Behavioral

Participants will have bone conducting headphones available to listen to the music of their choice from premade Spotify playlists.

Primary outcomes

  1. Participant satisfaction

    Time frame: This is collected during the study duration, on average 6 hours.

    Visual analog scales from 0-10 (0=extremely unsatisfied, 10=extremely satisfied) will be collected by the patient marking on the line prior to the procedure and during skin closure.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Support person satisfaction

    Time frame: This is collected through the duration of the study, on average 6 hours,

    Visual analog scales from 0-10 (0=extremely unsatisfied, 10=extremely satisfied) will be collected by the support person marking on a line during the participant's skin closure.

  2. Heart rate

    Time frame: This will be collected during the study duration, an average 6 hours.

    Participants heart rate will be recorded at the time of consent and during skin closure.

  3. Music and satisfaction

    Time frame: This is collected during the study duration, on average 6 hours.

    Patient's will be asked after their procedure whether they believe music did or would have improved their satisfaction during cesarean delivery using a visual analog scale (0-10)

  4. Blood pressure

    Time frame: This will be collected during the study duration, an average 6 hours.

    Participants blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) will be recorded at the time of consent and during skin closure.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Geisinger Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Patient Satisfaction of the Environment During Cesarean Delivery

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 6, 2024
Registry last updated
Nov 12, 2025

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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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