Impact of orally administered tramadol combined with self-selected music on adult outpatients with burns undergoing dressing change: A randomized controlled trial
•This study is the first to combine tramadol with self-selected music as a treatment to control the pain and anxiety of burns.•Both tramadol and self-selected music are efficacious and safe methods for burns undergo dressing changes.•Either self-selected music or tramadol can decrease pain and anxie...
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Published in | Burns Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 850 - 859 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01.06.2020
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Summary: | •This study is the first to combine tramadol with self-selected music as a treatment to control the pain and anxiety of burns.•Both tramadol and self-selected music are efficacious and safe methods for burns undergo dressing changes.•Either self-selected music or tramadol can decrease pain and anxiety in burns, but especially effective applied in combination.
To investigate the effects of music and/or tramadol on pain and anxiety in burn outpatients undergoing dressing changes.
Randomized controlled trial.
Burns and Plastic Reconstruction Unit.
Patients (N=180) with burns on up to 10%–30% of the total body surface area (TBSA).
The patients were randomly allocated to 4 equal-sized groups as follows: (1) tramadol group (TG), patients received 100mg of tramadol orally 20min before the dressing change; (2) music group (MG), patients listened to self-selected music during the dressing change; (3) music-plus-tramadol group (MTG), patients received tramadol and listened to self-selected music; and (4) control group (CG), patients received a routine dressing change only. All patients underwent the interventions once per day for 2days.
McGill Pain Questionnaire Short Form (MPQ-SF) (primary outcome), McGill Pain Persian version of Burn Specific Pain Anxiety Scale (BSPAS) (primary outcome), and heart rate (HR) and overall patient satisfaction (secondary outcomes).
The results showed that music-plus-tramadol group (MTG) had better outcomes with respect to pain and anxiety management during dressing changes.
In comparison with music or tramadol alone, the integration of music and tramadol offers a secure and favorable treatment choice to relieve pain and anxiety, ultimately improving the satisfaction levels of burn outpatients during dressing changes. |
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ISSN: | 0305-4179 1879-1409 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.burns.2019.10.010 |