NCT07437469NARecruiting
Binaural Beats for Postoperative Pain and Anxiety Reduction
University of Miami
Start Date
3/9/2026
Completion Date
8/30/2026
Summary
To deliver a 30-minute binaural beats audio intervention in PACU and collect pain and anxiety outcomes immediately following surgery, and 4 hours following surgery completion in adults undergoing ambulatory total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty (TKA and THA).
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 99 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System (ASA) 1-3
* Spinal anesthesia
* Patients receiving nerve-block in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
* Primary total hip or total knee arthroplasty
Exclusion Criteria:
* Moderate-severe hearing impairment or use of hearing aids
* History of significant tinnitus, active delirium, chronic high-dose opioid therapy (\>60 MME/day baseline)
* Major psychiatric pathology
* General anesthesia
Interventions
OTHER
Binaural Beats Audio Intervention
OTHER
Music of Choice
Conditions
TKATHAAnxietyBinaural BeatsMusic ExposureTotal Hip Arthroplasty (THA)Total Knee ArthroplastyTotal Knee ReplacementTotal Hip Replacement
Locations
Univeristy of Miami Health System
Miami, Florida 33132
United States