NCT05036538View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Decreasing Preoperative Stress to Prevent Postoperative Delirium and Postoperative Cognitive Decline in Cardiac Surgical Patients.

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

125

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 27, 2023

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2025

Conditions
Preoperative StressPostoperative Cognitive DysfunctionPostoperative Delirium
Interventions
DEVICE

Intervention with natural sounds administered via headphones

The preoperative intervention includes a stress-reducing relaxation phase lasting approximately 30 minutes, during which the patients are presented with nature sounds.

DEVICE

Intervention with natural sounds and binaural beats administered via headphones

The preoperative intervention includes a stress-reducing relaxation phase lasting approximately 30 minutes, during which the patients are presented with nature sounds and binaural beats.

DEVICE

Intervention with natural sounds and virtual reality administered via headphones and head mounted display

The preoperative intervention includes a stress-reducing relaxation phase lasting approximately 30 minutes, during which the patients are presented with a nature scene in a spherical 360° environment with associated nature sounds.

DEVICE

Intervention with natural sounds, binaural beats and virtual reality administered via headphones and head mounted display

The preoperative intervention includes a stress-reducing relaxation phase lasting approximately 30 minutes, during which the patients are presented with a nature scene in a spherical 360° environment with associated nature sounds and binaural beats.

Trial Locations (1)

61231

RECRUITING

Kerckhoff Heart Center, Heart and Brain Research Group, Bad Nauheim

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Heart and Brain Research Group, Germany

OTHER