Decreasing Emergence Agitation With Personalized Music

Sponsor
Stanford University (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05044832
Collaborator
University of Vermont Medical Center (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of personalized music on emergence agitation (EA), as measured by Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scores in pediatric patients recovering from elective procedures under general anesthesia.

Personalized music may help to decrease EA in children undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia by decreasing perioperative anxiety and minimizing perceived pain. The study has the potential to improve perioperative care by improving safety, decreasing the need for postoperative pharmacologic and nursing interventions, thereby shortening the time of recovery and improving caregiver satisfaction.

Participants participating in this study will be randomly assigned to receive personalized music plus standard of care, or standard of care alone. Those assigned to the music group will receive music in the preoperative holding area as well as in the post-operative care unit.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Personalized Music
N/A

Detailed Description

Study Protocol:

This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial of children 3-9 years of undergoing non-complex ENT procedures to assess the impact of perioperative personalized music on the incidence of emergence agitation (EA).

There will be 2 groups in the study:
  • Personalized music group

  • Standard care group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive a standardized anesthetic consistent with standard practice at the Stanford Children's Hospital based on their type of procedure:

Patients undergoing myringotomies will receive:
  • Oral midazolam (0.5mg/kg up to a maximum of 20mg) preoperatively, unless clinically contraindicated

  • Inhalational induction of anesthesia, either with a combination of nitrous oxide and sevoflurane or 8% sevoflurane, depending on provider preference and clinical context

  • A combination of fentanyl (1 mcg/kg) and ketorolac (0.5 mg/kg) given in a single intramuscular (IM) injection, given while under anesthesia in the operating room.

Patients undergoing tonsillectomies will receive an anesthetic regimen consistent with common practice at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

While these anesthetic regimens will serve as the default for study patients, the perioperative care team may deviate if clinically warranted in their judgement.

All patients will be assessed post-operatively for emergence delirium using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) assessment tool (described in "Procedures"). All patients will also be assessed for anxiety using the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) while in the preoperative area. Patients will also be assessed for mask acceptance on induction of anesthesia (ICC), and pain after their procedure using the FLACC, Wong-Baker FACES, or VAS scale (appropriate scale will be determined based on patient age and clinical context).

All patient guardians will be assessed for anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) during the procedure (described in "Procedures"). These assessments are validated for use in this age group.

Data collection: Patient demographic information, clinical documentation (clinic notes, procedure reports, labs, anesthesia records, imaging reports etc.) will be collected. Data collection sheet attached.

Data analysis:

Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scores will be used as our primary outcomes measure to assess for emergence agitation, which is a 20-point scale and assumes a normal distribution. The investigators plan to collect six PAED scores for each patient taken at 10 minute intervals following completion of each procedure for all participants. Participants will be divided randomly into two groups: half with music, and half without music. The Investigators anticipate an incidence of emergence agitation in the range of 10-20% (defined as a PAED score of 12 or greater) based our subject group and literature review. To assess for a difference in PAED scores between groups, with a Type 1 error of 0.05, and a power of 0.8, the investigators estimate a need of 40 participants per group (80 participants total) to detect an effect size of 0.3. The investigators plan to recruit 100 total participants in order to account for potential withdrawals or protocol deviations. Secondary measures of interest include the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS), mask acceptance, and post-operative pain.

Data Safety Monitoring Plan:

The principal investigator will review subject enrollment, adverse events, unanticipated occurrences, and protocol deviations. Any adverse events meeting criteria will be reported to the IRB. The investigators will follow the guidelines in the IRB's Adverse Event and Unanticipated Problems Reporting Policy.

Significance:

Personalized music may help to decrease EA in children undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia by decreasing perioperative anxiety and minimizing perceived pain. The study has the potential to improve perioperative care by improving safety, decreasing the need for postoperative pharmacologic and nursing interventions, thereby shortening the time of recovery and improving caregiver satisfaction.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
100 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
Decreasing Emergence Agitation With Personalized Music
Actual Study Start Date :
Nov 12, 2021
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2022
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Personalized Music

Those assigned to the music group will receive music in the preoperative holding area as well as in the post-operative care unit in addition to standard care.

Behavioral: Personalized Music
Personalized music delivered during the perioperative and post-operative periods. Those assigned to the music group will receive music in the preoperative holding area as well as in the post-operative care unit.

No Intervention: Standard of Care

Those assigned to the Standard of Care arm will only receive standard of care in the preoperative holding area as well as in the post-operative care unit

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Change in Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scores [During post operative period till the child is fully awake, usually about 45 minutes.]

    Personalized music may help to decrease EA in children undergoing elective surgeries under general anesthesia by decreasing perioperative anxiety and minimizing perceived pain. PAED scores range from 0 to 20; a score of 10 and above is defined as emergence agitation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Change in modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (mYPAS) score [During the pre-operative period, until the child is asleep under general anesthesia, usually about 20 minutes]

    mYPAS scores range from 23.3-100; a score of 30 and above is defined as high anxiety

  2. Change in patient response to personalized music in relation to parental anxiety using State and Trait Anxiety (STAI) scores (parent-reported) [During the intra-operative period, usually about 20 minutes]

    STAI is broken into two parts (STAI-S and STAI-T); scores range from 20-80 ; a STAI-S score of 40 and above is defined as high state anxiety, a STAI-T score of 52 and above is defined as high trait anxiety

  3. Change in mask acceptances using Induction Compliance Checklist (ICC) [During the intra-operative period, usually about 5 minutes]

    ICC scores range from 0-10, with 0 being a perfect induction

  4. Change in parental satisfaction with the patient's perioperative experience using a post-operative parental satisfaction survey [During the post-operative period, usually about 45 minutes]

    Parent/guardian satisfaction will be assessed with a qualitative 6 question survey

  5. Change in post-operative pain [During the post-operative period, usually about 20 minutes]

    FLACC and Wong-Baker scores each range from 0-10

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
3 Years to 9 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • patient ages 3-9 (chosen due to high incidence of emergence delirium and presence of musical memory seen in this age group)

  • unilateral or bilateral myringotomy procedure, laser treatment for skin lesions, adenoidectomy without tonsillectomy

  • tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy

Exclusion Criteria

  • Chronic intake of any sedative or analgesic medication

  • Combined surgical procedure not otherwise listed in inclusion criteria

  • Surgical or anesthetic complications (including use of invasive airway device for myringotomy)

  • History of significant hearing loss impeding the ability to hear music

  • Lack of interest in music reported by parents or inability to identify personally meaningful music

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Stanford University Stanford California United States 94305
2 University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington Vermont United States 05401

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Stanford University
  • University of Vermont Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: R J Ramamurthi, MD, Stanford University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
R J Ramamurthi, Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Stanford University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05044832
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 62474
First Posted:
Sep 16, 2021
Last Update Posted:
Dec 16, 2021
Last Verified:
Dec 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by R J Ramamurthi, Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Stanford University
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 16, 2021