The Impact of Music on Pain and Anxiety During Flexible Cystoscopies

Summary

Background: Cystoscopy is a routine diagnostic test often performed in the outpatient Urology setting. However, patients may sometimes feel pain and anxiety during this procedure. Distraction therapies, including patient preferred music and classical music may reduce pain and anxiety associated with cystoscopy. However, it is unclear if patient preferred music has greater positive outcomes for patients than classical music.

Hypothesis: We hypothesize that patient preferred music during flexible cystoscopies will reduce patient self-reported pain and anxiety scores when compared to classical music and absence of music.

Objective: To assess whether a patient's preferred music reduces pain and anxiety during cystoscopies when compared to classical music and the absence of music Methods: This is a prospective randomized control study where patients undergoing flexible cystoscopy in the outpatient Urology clinic will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: Preferred music, classical music, or no music for their procedure. Differences in pain and anxiety will be assessed between groups using the Visual Analog Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale.

Potential Benefits: Identifying and understanding non-pharmacological interventions that can reduce pain and anxiety during cystoscopies is an important task that will allow urologists to better manage these patients.

Conditions

• Flexible Cystoscopy

Interventions

OTHER

Preferred Music Arm

Patients will choose their preferred music to be played during the cystoscopy procedure. No music will be played prior to or immediately after the flexible cystoscopy procedure. Music will be delivered via a speaker allowing for communication between the urologist and the patient during the procedure. Aside from addition of music, standard of care will not be impacted.

OTHER

Classical Music Arm

A standardized playlist of copyright free classical music will be played during the cystoscopy procedure. No music will be played prior to or immediately after the flexible cystoscopy procedure. Music will be delivered via a speaker allowing for communication between the urologist and the patient during the procedure. Aside from addition of music, standard of care will not be impacted.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dalhousie University

  collaborator OTHER

• Horizon Health Network

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gavin M Langille, MD · Horizon Health Network, Dalhousie University Department of Urology

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Max Age

100 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-06-23

Primary Completion

2024-05-30

Completion

2024-05-30

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations