Audiobooks may calm nerves before knee surgery, new study suggests
NCT ID NCT06905899
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether listening to an audiobook before total knee replacement surgery can lower patients' anxiety, blood pressure, and pulse rate. About 93 adults scheduled for elective knee replacement will be asked to use an audiobook app before their operation. Researchers will measure changes in anxiety scores, blood pressure, and pulse to see if this simple intervention helps patients feel more relaxed.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- audiobook app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help patients feel calmer before surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no blinding or placebo control, so results may not be reliable or generalizable.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 93 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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40 to 80 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Must be between 40-80 years of age, * Patients must be conscious and able to communicate, * Individuals who volunteer to participate in the study, * No hearing problems, * Individuals who will undergo TKA surgery, * Can understand Turkish, * Patients must have elective (planned) surgery (must have been hospitalized at least 2 hours before surgery). Exclusion Criteria: * Refusing to participate in the study, * Any communication barrier, * Cancellation of TKA surgery for any reason.
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