Nature sounds may ease pain and stress after surgery, small study finds
NCT ID NCT06848777
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether listening to nature sounds while walking after gallbladder surgery could reduce anxiety, pain, and stress. Seventy adults who had laparoscopic cholecystectomy took part. Patients walked 50 meters while hearing nature sounds, then returned to bed. Their anxiety, pain, and stress levels were measured before and after. The goal was to see if this simple approach could improve recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nature sounds
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help patients feel calmer and less sore after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effects might be due to walking itself, not the sounds.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Individuals who are willing to participate in the study, * Patients undergoing their first laparoscopic surgery due to gallbladder stones, * Patients scheduled for elective surgical procedures, * Patients with no hearing impairment, * Patients with no vision impairment, * Mentally stable individuals, * Individuals who are open to communication and cooperation, * Patients aged 18 years and older will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with mental health issues, * Individuals who are unwilling to participate, * Patients with hearing impairment, * Patients undergoing their second surgery (recurrent) due to gallbladder stones, * Patients using hearing aids, * Individuals who are uncooperative or unwilling to communicate, * Patients who require emergency surgery will not be included in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kumluca State Hospital
Antalya, Kumluca, 07350, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Trakya University
Edirne, Merkez, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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