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Impact of Preferred Music on Laparoscopic Task Performance and Mental Workload in Novice Surgeons

NCT07738848 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-07-31

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Summary

This single-blinded, three-arm randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of different auditory environments on laparoscopic task performance and mental workload among novice surgeons in a simulated setting. Sixty participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: preferred music, white noise, or silent control. Participants completed standardized laparoscopic simulation tasks. The primary outcome was task completion time. Secondary outcomes included mental workload assessed using the Surgical Task Load Index (SURG-TLX), perceived stress, and heart rate variability. The study aimed to determine whether preferred music enhances technical performance while reducing cognitive workload during laparoscopic simulation.

Conditions

  • Laparoscopic Surgery Simulation
  • Mental Workload
  • Stress
  • Psychomotor Performance

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral: Preferred Music

Participants listened to their own self-selected preferred music through headphones while performing standardized laparoscopic simulation tasks. The music was chosen by each participant before the simulation and played continuously throughout the intervention session. The simulation protocol, task instructions, and assessment procedures were identical for all study groups.

BEHAVIORAL

White Noise

Participants listened to standardized white noise through headphones while performing standardized laparoscopic simulation tasks. The white noise was played continuously throughout the intervention session. All simulation tasks, instructions, and assessment procedures were identical to those used in the other study groups.

BEHAVIORAL

SIlent Control

Participants performed the standardized laparoscopic simulation tasks under a silent environment without exposure to any auditory stimulus. All simulation tasks, instructions, and assessment procedures were identical to those used in the intervention groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-02
Primary Completion
2026-03-01
Completion
2026-03-01

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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