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Music before eye surgery may calm nerves, small study hints

NCT ID NCT07296731

Symptom relief Sponsor: Guangzhou First People's Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether playing music through headphones for 15 minutes before cataract surgery can help reduce anxiety, pain, and improve satisfaction. Sixty adults having cataract surgery will either listen to music or wear headphones with no music. Researchers will measure stress hormones, anxiety scores, and pain levels to see if music makes a difference.

What this could mean

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Active substance
music therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help patients feel calmer and more comfortable before cataract surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants. The effect may be small or not apply to everyone, and listening to music might not reduce anxiety for all patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Up to 90 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Meets the diagnostic criteria for cataract * Age ≤ 90 years * Scheduled for phacoemulsification with IOL implantation under topical anesthesia at the Ophthalmology Department of Guangzhou First People's Hospital * Voluntarily participates and provides signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Requires complex and prolonged surgery, such as: 1. Shallow anterior chamber with risk of glaucoma 2. Advanced cataracts with hard nuclei 3. Small pupils * Has hearing impairment or communication difficulties * Shows significant anxiety/depression tendencies or has a history of mental illness with prior/current use of sedatives * Refuses to participate, or has difficulty understanding/answering questionnaires, or has cognitive impairments * Uses medications that may affect cortisol and cardiovascular reactivity, including: 1. Oral contraceptives 2. Thyroid drugs 3. Steroids 4. Psychotropic drugs * Diagnosed with autoimmune diseases (e.g., Sjögren's syndrome) or oral diseases with inflammation/active lesions

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cataract

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cataract Music therapy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Guangzhou First People's Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangzhou, 510180, China

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