Music in Wide Awake Hand Surgery

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics80 enrolled

Overview

Wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery has emerged as a popular technique in hand surgery over the last decade. It is possible that the unfamiliar sounds of the operating room could contribute to intraoperative patient anxiety during WALANT surgery. This study intends to investigate whether utilizing noise cancelling headphones and listening to music intraoperatively during WALANT hand surgery has an effect on patient anxiety, pain, and satisfaction.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hand Surgery

Interventions

Intraoperative MusicPROCEDURE

Hand Surgery performed with the participant awake, using local anesthesia. Headphones will be worn by the participant and surgery will be performed while the participant is listening to music

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Already chose to undergo WALANT hand surgery with the participating surgeon Exclusion Criteria: \- Age \<18 years old

Locations (1)

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient anxiety levels will be recorded on a 10 point VAS scale

Participant Satisfaction

Time frame: 3 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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