Feasibility and Efficacy of Remotely Monitored Home-based Listening to Preferred Music for Pain in Older Adults With Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Lower Back Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of listening to 20 minutes of preferred style of music twice-daily for 4 consecutive days on pain among 20 community-dwelling older adults with lower back pain (LBP)

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04644757

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

20

Starts

2021-05-13

Expected to finish

2021-07-13

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-22

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• self-report of Lower back pain (LBP)
• LBP in the past 3 months with an average rating of at least 30 on a 0 - 100 NRS for pain
• intact cognition
• no plans to change their pain medication regimens during the study time
• can read and understand English
• can travel to the study center
• agree to sign an informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• deaf or have severe hearing loss
• pregnant or lactating
• have an implantable pain-reducing device
• history of hospitalization within the preceding year for psychiatric illness
• diagnosis of Raynaud's disease
• have a functional limitation that requires the use of an ambulatory aid such as a cane, walker, or wheelchair
• history of brain surgery, brain tumor, or stroke
• severe depression (PROMIS Depression T-score ≥ 70) (Kroenke et al., 2020)
• severe anxiety (PROMIS Anxiety ≥ 70) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
• Mini-Mental State Examination score less than 24 (Creavin, Wisniewski, Noel-Storr, et al., 2016)

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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