NCT00702039

Effect of Music Therapy on Patients Undergoing Intravitreal Injections

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Multiple studies in various specialties, including ophthalmology, are reported in the literature that show that playing music during a procedure (dubbed music therapy) increases patient satisfaction and may reduce patient anxiety and stress levels. There is no study in the literature that assesses the effects of listening to music in patients undergoing intravitreal injections. This study aims to assess whether listening to music improves patient satisfaction or reduces their anxiety levels in subjects undergoing intravitreal injections.

Conditions

• Intravitreal Injections
• Patient Satisfaction
• Patient Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No Music	No music will be played in patients in arm 2 of the study.
OTHER	Music Therapy	Classical music being played during intravitreal injection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-02-01
• Completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2008-06-19
• Last updated: 2018-01-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States