Interactionality of Music Preference and Individual Variables in Pain Perception and Management

Completed

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

The purposes of this study were 1) to delineate any differences in general musical taste (trait) and context-specific music preference (state), as well as preferred music characteristics in cancer patients, 2) to investigate the contributions of individual variabilities, personality, behavioral coping styles, and pain levels in predicting changes from trait to state preferences and preferred music characteristics under various pain conditions. Cancer patients were recruited to fill in questionnaires pertaining to their demographic information (age, gender, religious preference, ethnicity, music background and experience), personality traits, music preferences, preferences for music characteristics, coping styles, and pain experiences.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02652039

Run by

University of Iowa

People needed

35

Starts

2014-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-26

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Stage IV cancer diagnosis
• Between 40 - 70 years old
• Normal or corrected hearing
• Able to communicate (speak, comprehend, read, write) in English
• Signed informed consent form

You may not qualify if…

• Under 40 or over 70 years old
• Not able to communicate in English
• Uncorrected hearing loss/impairment
• Dementia, psychosis (hallucinations, delusions) that interferes with cognitive processing (verbal and music)

Where it is running

• University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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