Effects of Music Therapy on the Recovery of Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
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Conditions studied: Post-surgical Pain
In brief
The investigators are studying music therapy as an incentive and adjunct to a comprehensive spine surgery rehabilitation-recuperation program. Through the use of music therapy psychosocial support is motivated by the clinical use of music. The program will investigate the use of music therapy as an option for managing symptoms associated with spine surgery recovery. The proposed program will investigate the use of music therapy as an integrative treatment within Beth Israel's Department of Spine Surgery.This study will investigate the effects of music therapy in managing spine surgery recuperation and to reduce the intensity and experience of pain. Outcomes will include: Pain (pain medication dosage and patient report) using a CAS Color Analysis Scale and the VAS Pain Rating Scale, level of self-reliance/independence using physical therapy assessment scale, cooperation through evaluating number of times patient declined/accepted services, length of stay, patient satisfaction/patient report, level of kinesiophobia using the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia and anxiety/depression using the HADS during the period post-spine surgery.(see attached scales in Appendix section)
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02145221
- Run by
- Beth Israel Medical Center
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2009-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-05-22
Who can join
Age: 40 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male or female ages 40-55 undergoing anterior, posterior, or anterior/posterior spinal fusion.
- Minorities and patients with Medicaid and Medicare will be included.
You may not qualify if…
- Individuals under the age of 40 and over the age of 55.
- Exclusions will also include patients with a diagnosis of clinical psychosis and/or depression that pre-termed the spine injury.
Where it is running
- Beth Israel Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
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