Study of Preoperative Education and Music Therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Pain in Women Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating how combining preoperative education with intraoperative music therapy affects anxiety and pain in women undergoing elective cesarean section. This prospective randomized controlled trial focuses on patients receiving combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. The study also examines effects on shivering, postoperative recovery, and satisfaction with nursing care to better understand how these interventions might improve the surgical experience. Participants are divided into two groups one receiving both standardized preoperative education and personalized music therapy during and shortly after surgery, and a control group receiving only standard preoperative education. Education is provided by nurses one day before surgery, covering procedures and recovery. Music therapy involves wearing headphones with music at controlled volume starting one hour before surgery, continuing through the operation and for 30 minutes postoperatively. Nurses ensure proper use and volume control of the music equipment. Participants will be assessed at multiple time points before and after surgery using standardized scales for anxiety, pain, and shivering. Additional data on postoperative complications, recovery milestones like walking and breastfeeding, hospital stay length, and satisfaction with care will be collected. The study includes safety monitoring and aims to provide thorough evaluation over the early postoperative period.

Therapy on Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Patients