CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Music Therapy and White Noise on Pre-procedural Fear, Anxiety by Elderly Colonoscopy Patients

Turkey (Türkiye)90 participantsStarted 2024-10-25

Plain-language summary

The aim of the study was to examine the effect of two different interventions (music therapy and white noise listening) on anxiety, fear and vital signs in elderly patients undergoing colonoscopy. The study was a double-blind, pre-test and post-test

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. The one to be colonoscoped,
✓. 65 years of age or older,
✓. Participated in the research voluntarily
✓. No vision, hearing and perception problems,
✓. No communication problems (able to speak Turkish),
✓. Those who are hemodynamically stable before colonoscopy,
✓. No psychiatric diagnosis, no use of antidepressants, anxiolytics and sedative agents,
✓. No analgesic or anesthetic medication 24 hours before the procedure.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Developing complications during the procedure,
✕. Removing the headset during the procedure,
✕. Participants with visual and hearing impairment or a medical history of dementia, cognitive impairments or psychiatric disorders
✕. The general condition deteriorated during the procedure or a different intervention was performed with anesthesia,
✕. Who wants to leave the study on their own accord.

What they're measuring

respiratory rate

Timeframe: 20 minutes of music therapy, white noise and ambient sound before colonoscopy.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06669338

SponsorMuğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-11-25

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