This study aims to see if listening to recorded running water sounds during a bladder function test (urodynamic study) helps patients feel calmer and makes it easier for them to empty their bladder during the test. Bladder tests can cause anxiety or discomfort, which sometimes affects results. Playing running water sounds may help patients relax and improve their experience, based on earlier research. Participants will be randomly placed into one of two groups. One group will listens to running water sounds during the test while the other group will have the test done in the usual way without additional auditory intervention. Participants rate their anxiety before, during, and after the test using simple scales. Parameters of the test will be recorded for analysis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
240
standardized audio via smartphone during pressure flow study
Caritas Medical Centre
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGPrincess Margaret Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RECRUITINGMaximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) measured by urodynamic pressure-flow study
Maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax), defined as the peak flow rate during voluntary voiding with an indwelling catheter in place, measured in milliliters per second (mL/s) using standard urodynamic equipment. This parameter reflects bladder outlet function and is recorded automatically by the urodynamic system.
Time frame: During the pressure-flow study phase of the urodynamic procedure
Anxiety level before urodynamic procedure measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Anxiety level assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a 10-cm horizontal line where 0 = no anxiety and 10 = extreme anxiety (higher scores indicate worse anxiety). Participants mark their current anxiety level immediately before the urodynamic procedure begins.
Time frame: Immediately before the start of the urodynamic procedure
Anxiety level during pressure-flow study measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Anxiety level assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a 10-cm horizontal line where 0 = no anxiety and 10 = extreme anxiety (higher scores indicate worse anxiety). Participants mark their anxiety level during the pressure-flow study phase of the urodynamic procedure (while listening to running water sound or in the control condition).
Time frame: During the pressure-flow study phase of the urodynamic procedure
Anxiety level within 15 minutes after urodynamic procedure measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Anxiety level assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), a 10-cm horizontal line where 0 = no anxiety and 10 = extreme anxiety (higher scores indicate worse anxiety). Participants mark their current anxiety level within 15 minutes after completion of the urodynamic procedure.
Time frame: Within 15 minutes after completion of the urodynamic procedure
Detrusor pressure at maximum flow rate (PdetQmax) measured by urodynamic pressure-flow study
Detrusor pressure at maximum flow rate (PdetQmax), defined as the detrusor pressure (in cmH₂O) recorded at the point of maximum urinary flow rate during voluntary voiding with an indwelling catheter in place. This is measured using simultaneous intravesical and intra-abdominal pressure transducers in the standard urodynamic pressure-flow study, and it reflects detrusor contractility and outlet resistance.
Time frame: During the pressure-flow study phase of the urodynamic procedure
Proportion of participants able to micturate (void) during pressure-flow study phase
Proportion (percentage) of participants who successfully micturate (void urine) with an indwelling catheter in place during the pressure-flow study phase of the urodynamic procedure. This binary outcome (yes/no) is assessed and recorded by the urodynamicist based on direct observation and urodynamic system data (presence of urine flow \>0 mL/s during voluntary voiding attempt). It evaluates whether the auditory intervention (running water sound) facilitates voiding under catheterized conditions.
Time frame: During the pressure-flow study phase of the urodynamic procedure
Bladder Outlet Obstruction Index (BOOI) calculated from urodynamic pressure-flow study
Bladder Outlet Obstruction Index (BOOI), a calculated index of bladder outlet obstruction, derived from the formula: BOOI = PdetQmax - (2 × Qmax), where PdetQmax is detrusor pressure at maximum flow rate (cmH₂O) and Qmax is maximum urinary flow rate (mL/s). Measured during the pressure-flow study phase using standard urodynamic equipment. Higher BOOI values indicate greater degree of bladder outlet obstruction (worse outcome).
Time frame: At the point of maximum urinary flow rate during the pressure-flow study
Bladder Contractility Index (BCI) calculated from urodynamic pressure-flow study
Bladder Contractility Index (BCI), a calculated index of bladder contractility, derived from the formula: BCI = PdetQmax + (5 × Qmax), where PdetQmax is detrusor pressure at maximum flow rate (cmH₂O) and Qmax is maximum urinary flow rate (mL/s). Measured during the pressure-flow study phase using standard urodynamic equipment. Higher BCI values indicate stronger bladder contractility (better outcome).
Time frame: At the point of maximum urinary flow rate during the pressure-flow study
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