Could a playlist be the new Pre-Surgery calm?
NCT ID NCT03415620
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether listening to music before, during, and after surgery can lower anxiety, reduce pain, and cut down on painkiller use. About 410 healthy adults having day surgery, gynecologic surgery, or cesarean section will be involved. Participants in the music group will use an iPod with a playlist for 30 minutes around their operation, and their pain, anxiety, satisfaction, and medication use will be compared to those who don't listen to music.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Music listening via an iPod with earphones, with a playlist of different music genres, for 30 minutes before, during, and after surgery.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, music listening could become a simple, low-cost way to ease anxiety and pain and reduce painkiller use for people having surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early and results may not apply to all surgeries or patients. Music might not work for everyone, and the effect could be small.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 410 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy participants who are American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1 and 2 (with well-controlled medical problems); * Undergo day surgery, same-day-admission gynecologic surgery or cesarean section; * No hearing impairment. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with significant respiratory disease and obstructive sleep apnea; * Patients who are unable to read and understand the hospital anxiety questionnaire.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSingapore, 229899, Singapore
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