Your favorite tunes might calm you during eye surgery
NCT ID NCT07767643
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether listening to personalized music during cataract surgery can reduce anxiety and pain. About 100 patients having surgery under local anesthesia will either receive standard care or also listen to their preferred instrumental music (60-100 beats per minute) for about 30 minutes. Anxiety and pain levels are measured before and after surgery to see if the music makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Structured personalized music intervention
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease anxiety and pain during cataract surgery, improving patient comfort.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, and results may not apply to all patients. Music may not significantly reduce anxiety or pain for everyone.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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May 2024
- 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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40 to 75 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 40-75 years * Able to read and write * Able to speak and understand Turkish * No psychiatric or neurological diagnosis that could affect pain or anxiety * Willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Communication problems * Communication impairment * Chronic pain * Psychiatric disorder * Substance or alcohol dependence * History of ear infection * Previous ocular surgery other than cataract surgery * Mature cataract, traumatic cataract, or other conditions considered likely to prolong surgery or increase the risk of complications * Complicated diabetes mellitus (polyneuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, or nephropathy) or HbA1c ≥8% (uncontrolled diabetes)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yatagan State Hospital
Yatağan, Muğla, 48500, Turkey (Türkiye)
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