Music in Wide Awake Hand Surgery
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04636463 |
Recruitment Status :
Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : November 19, 2020
Last Update Posted : November 19, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hand Surgery | Procedure: Intraoperative Music | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Music in Wide Awake Local Anesthesia no Tourniquet (WALANT) Hand Surgery: Prospective Randomized Control Trial |
Estimated Study Start Date : | November 30, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | November 30, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 30, 2021 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Hand Surgery with Music
Participant undergoes surgery hand surgery using Wide Awake Local Anesthesia with no tourniquet (WALANT) while listing to music
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Procedure: Intraoperative Music
Hand Surgery performed with the participant awake, using local anesthesia. Headphones will be worn by the participant and surgery will be performed while the participant is listening to music |
No Intervention: Hand Surgery without Music (Control Group)
Participant undergoes surgery hand surgery using Wide Awake Local Anesthesia with no tourniquet (WALANT) without listening to music
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- Patient anxiety levels will be recorded on a 10 point VAS scale [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]Participant Satisfaction

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years old
- Already chose to undergo WALANT hand surgery with the participating surgeon
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <18 years old

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04636463
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107 |
Responsible Party: | Rothman Institute Orthopaedics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04636463 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AILY20D.1059 |
First Posted: | November 19, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 19, 2020 |
Last Verified: | November 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |