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Use of Binaural Beat Premedication in Elderly Submitted to Major Orthopedic Surgery

NCT02712749 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2019-04-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Investigators verify the effectiveness of "Binaural Beats" as premedication instrument in elderly patients submitted to orthopedic surgery to reduce anxiety , post operative pain and morphine consumption

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Morphine Consumption

Interventions

DEVICE

Sound with Binaural Beats

Acoustic frequencies of 256 Hz in one ear and 260 Hz in the opposite ear producing a binaural beat of 4 Hz generated by the special program Gnaural in stereo option

DEVICE

Sound without Binaural Beats

Acoustic frequencies of 256 Hz in both ears to perceive one tone without beats generated by the program Gnaural in mono option

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alessandro Tani, MD · Usl Area Vasta Nord Ovest

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-03-15
Completion
2019-03-28

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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