Use of Binaural Beats for Colonoscopy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-01

Study Completion Date

2021-08-16

Brief Summary

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Investigators verify the effectiveness of "binaural beats" to reduce pain during colonoscopy .

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Detailed Description

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Colonoscopy is a disturbing and painful procedure, so whenever possible it is performed in sedation. Although the use of sedative drugs is effective in relieving anxiety and pain such drugs can cause significant side-effects.

This study examines the effect of Binaural Beats stimulation on pain perception during colonscopy.

Binaural Beats is a simple technique, described for the first time since by Gerald Oster , that include the presentation of two acoustic stimuli with similar frequencies through the two channels of stereo headphones. The interference of their waves which occurs at the level of the central nervous system, produces a composite signal with a frequency resulting from the difference of the two original frequencies. For example if you give an acoustic stimulus of 100 Hz to an ear and simultaneously administering another acoustic stimulation of 104 Hz to the opposite ,ear the person who listens to these stimuli will perceive a "Binaural Beat" of 4 Hz caused by the difference between the two frequencies.

These Binaural Beats are of interest because they have been thought to cause hemispheric synchronization and influence the EEG frequency like light stimulation .

Binaural Beats have already been used in humans undergoing outpatient surgery in urogynecological and have been shown to help increase patient comfort by reducing the state of anxiety and pain without interfering negatively with postoperative functional recovery . In this study the investigators evaluate the use of Binaural Beat in outpatients to undergo colonoscopy to reduce pain .

A total of 100 patients divided into two groups, 50 treatment and 50 control will be considered.

Both patient groups will be invited to wear headphones regardless of whether they have been randomized to Binaural Beats with white noise or white noise only to ensure blindness of participation The headphones will be worn ten minutes before and throughout the procedure. Pain will be measured by VAS scale and satisfaction by Likert scale after the procedure in both groups. Blood pressure and heart rate will be monitored before, during, and after the procedure.

Conditions

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Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Binaural Beats

Group A : use of stereo headphones that generate sound with Binaural Beats at acoustic frequencies of 256 Hz in one ear and 260 Hz in the opposite ear producing a binaural beat of 4 Hz with a white background noise

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Binaural Beats

Intervention Type DEVICE

Device: Sound with Binaural Beats at acoustic frequencies of 256 Hz in one ear and 260 Hz in the opposite ear producing a binaural beat of 4 Hz with a white background noise

No sounds

Group B : use of stereo headphones with a white background noise

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Binaural Beats

Device: Sound with Binaural Beats at acoustic frequencies of 256 Hz in one ear and 260 Hz in the opposite ear producing a binaural beat of 4 Hz with a white background noise

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients scheduled for outpatient colonoscopy
* Valid consent expression to the study participation
* Good collaboration in activities provided by the study