Music during surgery
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Qualitative study on implementing evidence based music in peri-operative setting.
IRAS ID
170305
Contact name
Elizabeth Ball
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Joint Research Management Office (JRMO)
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 0 days
Research summary
The main purpose of this study is to identify what stops us from using music more widely during hospital procedures. This study looks at two settings: the operating room on labour ward for planned caesarean sections(Group A) and the hysteroscopy suite (Group B). Hysteroscopy is a procedure done to enable doctors to look inside the womb through the vagina using a narrow tube-like camera.
The study involves providing women with a music pillow to enable them to listen to their choice of music without distracting other people in the same room. Apart from the playing of music and a female observer being present, the procedure will not differ from the usual.Observations will be made of the staff and patient spoken and non-verbal communication and behaviours. After the procedures, participants and healthcare members will be interviewed for feedback on how practical it is to use music in that setting.
Our working hypothesis is that the there are no barriers to staff using a music pillow in their surgical procedures.
Although our main focus is on barriers once the patient has agreed to use the pillow, we are aware that some patients may not want to listen to music or use the pillow or wish not to partake in the study and we would like to record their reasons as well.
Using the hypothesis and research question we will explore emergent themes from the field notes of observations and the interviews to consider the barriers and facilitators to use of the pillow.
REC name
London - Dulwich Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0641
Date of REC Opinion
15 Jul 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion