Noise Impact in the Post-anesthesia Care Unit

NCT ID: NCT03537820

Last Updated: 2018-10-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 816 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-03-05
• Study Completion Date: 2018-05-04

Brief Summary

World health organization recommends noise level should be less than 30db in hospital. However many analysis conclude to an average of 67dB in the post anesthesia care unit. No many studies were reported about noise impact in a post-anesthesia care unit. Only one was published by B.Allaouchiche in 2002. However, noise is a complaint reported by patients and it could be responsible for physiological and psychological troubles. In this prospective study, the main objective is to determine patients' satisfaction in the post anesthesia care unit, before and after installation of a noise warning device. Between the two parts, a short training about noise consequences on health will be presented to nurses. Improvement off anti-noise actions on patient's satisfaction will analysed.

Detailed Description

Although the post- anesthesia care unit can be noisy, the effect of noise on patients recovering from anesthesia is unknown. Indeed, many studies are achieved in reanimation or ICU. That's why this prospective study is about patients' satisfaction after their stay in the post-anesthesia care unit. In a first part, noise is just measured with a sound level meter and patients are asked about their experience. Before the second part, during few days, nurses will be informed about noise consequences on heath. With some precaution, a decrease of the sound level in a room (ex: decrease scope alarms, speaking quietly, not slamming the drawer, noise warning device…) will be expected. The main objective is to determine the patient's satisfaction in the post-anesthesia care unit before and after installation of a noise warning device.

Conditions

All Surgery

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

before nurses formation/installation of a noise warning device

ambulatory or hospitalized patients, who go in post-anesthesia care unit, before nurses formation and installation of a noise warning device

questionnaire

Intervention Type: OTHER

questionnaire EVAN-G

after nurses formation/installation of a noise warning device

ambulatory or hospitalized patients, who go in post-anesthesia care unit, after nurses formation and installation of a noise warning device

questionnaire

Intervention Type: OTHER

questionnaire EVAN-G

Interventions

questionnaire

questionnaire EVAN-G

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• patient who have a scheduled surgery in University hospital of Reims
• patient who stay in the post-anesthesia care unit
• patient consenting to participate to the study
• patient older than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Emergency surgery
• Patients who have been hearing disorders (notice in the preoperative consultation)
• Patients who have cognitive disorders (notice in the preoperative consultation)
• Patients who have a medical history of ear/cerebral surgery

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

CHU de Reims

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Chu Reims

Reims, , France

Countries

France

Other Identifiers

PO18016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id