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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/09/074469 [Registered on: 27/09/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 06/01/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia
Preventive 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   To study if applying headphones on the patient to remove all background sounds during surgery reduces the postoperative pain experienced after laproscopic cholecystectomy 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of noise cancellation using noise cancelling headphones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative pain 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  V VIMALANATHAN  
Designation  POST GRADUATE STUDENT 
Affiliation  Maulana Azad Medical College 
Address  Room No. 303, BL Taneja Block, 3rd Floor, Department of Anaesthesia, Maulana Azad Medical College Central DELHI 110002 India

Central
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  8754124900  
Fax    
Email  vymalanath96@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Anju Romina Bhalotra 
Designation  Director Professor 
Affiliation  Maulana Azad Medical College 
Address  Room No. 303, BL Taneja Block, 3rd Floor, Department of Anaesthesia, Maulana Azad Medical College Central DELHI 110002 India

Central
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  9968604219  
Fax    
Email  drakgk@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Vimalanathan v 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Maulana Azad Medical College 
Address  Room No. 303, BL Taneja Block, 3rd Floor, Department of Anaesthesia, Maulana Azad Medical College Central DELHI 110002 India

Central
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  8754124900  
Fax    
Email  vymalanath96@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Lok Nayak Hospital, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, near Delhi Gate, New Delhi-110002 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Maulana Azad Medical College 
Address  2, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- 110002 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr V Vimalanathan  Lok Nayak Hospital  Room No. 303, BL Taneja Block, 3rd Floor, Department of Anaesthesia, Maulana Azad Medical College Central DELHI 110002 India
Central
DELHI 
8754124900

vymalanath96@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee, Maulana Azad Medical College  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Application of noise cancelling headphones intraoperatively during laproscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia  Noise cancelling headphones will be applied after induction of general anaesthesia but before surgery starts.The headphones will be removed after awakening the patient just before removal of airway device. 
Comparator Agent  No application of noise cancelling headphones intra operatively during laproscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia  No noise cancelling headphones will be applied after induction of general anaesthesia. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Adult patients between the age of 18 to 65 years of age scheduled to undergo elective laproscopic cholecystectomy under general
anaesthesia.
2.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
physical status 1,2,3 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Hearing abnormalities.
2. Preoperative chronic pain or long-term use of pain medications.
3. History of alcohol or psychoactive drugs use. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Movement evoked pain scores using numerical rating scale(NRS) in both study groups.  Arrival in PACU
6 hours of surgery
12 hours of surgery
24 hours of surgery 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Resting pain score using numerical rating scale (NRS) in both study groups
2) Duration of analgesia given after surgery in both study groups
3)Total analgesic consumption in both study groups
4)Quality of recovery-15
(QoR-15)score 
1)Arrival in PACU,6 hours of surgery,12 hours of surgery,24 hours of surgery
2)First requirement of post operative analgesia will be noted
3)Within 24 hours after surgery
4)At 24 hours after surgery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="50" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/10/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 21/08/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 21/08/2025 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - All of the individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification.

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response - None of the above

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Researchers who provide a methodologically sound proposal.

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response (Others) -  Proposals should be directed to vymalanath96@gmail.com

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 01-12-2026 and end date provided 01-12-2029?
    Response - Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication.

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - NIL
Brief Summary   we are comparing post operative pain scores in patients between the age group 18 to 65 years who had undergone elective laproscopic cholecystectomy with and without noise cancelling headphones. Aim of the study is to study the effect of noise cancellation using noise cancelling headphones during laproscopic cholecystectectomy on post operative pain ,taking a total sample size of 50 , 25 in each group 
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