Effect of Music Listening on Early Mobility in Children Undergoing Appendectomy

Summary

This randomized controlled study aimed to evaluate the effect of music listening on the initial mobility level of children who underwent appendectomy. The study was conducted at Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Pediatric Surgery Clinic, between March and May 2025. A total of 68 children aged 6-18 years, with no other systematic diseases and who consented to participate, were included. The music group consisted of 34 children and the control group of 34. A specially designed music pool, tailored separately for 6-11 and 12-18 age groups, was developed through child interviews, expert opinions, national education materials, and evidence-based motivational music. Children in the music group listened to music postoperatively, while the control group received only standard clinical care. Data were collected using the Child Information Form, Patient Mobility Scale, and Observer Mobility Scale.

Conditions

• Appendectomy
• Child
• Mobility
• Mobilization
• Music Listening Intervention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Music Group Implementation Before surgery, children were asked whether they enjoyed listening to music and what styles of music they liked.

All procedures required for developing a music pool to be used for music listening intervention in children undergoing appendectomy were completed and are outlined as follows: * Children were asked about their music preferences. * Songs were selected from the Ministry of National Education's music books. * Music with proven effectiveness was selected from music platforms. * A music pool was created by the researcher based on these inputs. * Expert opinions were obtained from 12 academicians and 10 healthy children regarding the music pool. * Necessary revisions were made in line with expert feedback, and the final version of the music pool was determined. * A pilot application was conducted (data from the pilot were not included in the main data set). * Children were randomly assigned to the music and control groups using randomization (https://www.random.org). * A neutral observer (not the researcher/a blinded observer) was trained to administer the scales after the music intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Akdeniz University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Fatma Dilek Turan, PhD · Akdeniz University

• Özgür Çağlar, MD · Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-01-01

Primary Completion

2024-06-01

Completion

2025-06-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations