Music Distraction and Its Influence on Anesthetic Requirements During Elective Knee Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-07-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study evaluates the effect of music and its influence on anesthetic requirements during total knee replacement surgery. Half of the participants will receive noise-cancelling headphones in the operating room, and the other half of participants will receive noise-cancelling headphones with music playing.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Propofol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. undergoing a primary elective total knee replacement by Dr. Gregory Golladay (VCU surgeon and co-investigator for this research study)

2. 18 years of age or older

3. eligible for spinal anesthesia (which will be determined by the health care providers during the standard pre-surgery clinic visits)

4. mentally capable of understanding instructions on how to request anesthesia medication

5. mentally capable of understanding instructions on how to rate pain scores, anxiety level, and patient satisfaction

Exclusion Criteria:

1. identified as a member of a regulated vulnerable population (one exception: limited English proficiency does not preclude them from this study; translation documents are available)

2. ineligibility for spinal anesthesia (which will be determined by the health care providers during the standard pre-surgery clinic visits)

3. morbid obesity, BMI greater than 40

4. allergy to propofol, midazolam, or morphine

5. pre-operative daily opioid consumption of more than 10 mg oxycodone every 6 hours

6. hearing impaired individuals