Effect of Music Therapy on the Anxiety Level of Patients During the Administration of Ocular Intravitreal Injections

NCT05904392 NA COMPLETED

Introduction Ocular intravitreal injection is a widely used ophthalmic invasive technique to administer medication directly inside the patient's eye. Despite being usually a quick and painless intervention, some patients report nervousness and anxiety before and during the procedure. Music therapy could help in assessing this discomfort, as previous studies have shown it can beneficial, specially helping to reduce anxiety levels. Objective This study aims to assess the effect of music therapy on patients undergoing intravitreal injections and how it affects their anxiety. Methods This is a randomized, prospective, single blind, clinical trial. Patients will be divided into two groups. Group A patients will listen to classical music during the procedure (intervention). Group B patients (control), will not listen to music during the procedure. All other aspects of the procedure will be the same for both groups. To analyze the impact music therapy, patients will fill in the STAI anxiety questionnaire and will be evaluated with the pain visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after the injection procedure. Expected results Subjects that undergo the procedure with music therapy are expected to experience less anxiety that the ones that do not. Less pain perception is also expected.

Details

Lead sponsor	Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa
Phase	NA
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	50
Start date	Fri Dec 01 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Completion	Wed Feb 28 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Conditions

• Anxiety and Fear

Interventions

• Music

Countries

Spain