Effect of Music and Other Audio Recordings for Chronic Pain in Aging Adults

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Sleep, Aging

In brief

The long-range goal is to reduce suffering and establish alternative options for older adults experiencing pain. This is a randomized controlled study examining the effect of music on pain management in older adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04785963

Run by

Baylor University

People needed

66

Starts

2021-02-23

Expected to finish

2023-05-04

Last updated by the study team

2023-08-01

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant must be at least 50 years of age
• Participant must regularly experience moderate to severe chronic, lower back pain as determined by a self-reported pain rating of ≥ 5 on 11-point numerical rating scale
• Duration of pain must be ≥ 6 months
• Participant must be proficient and able to speak, read, and write in English
• Participant must have access to a computer or mobile device, Internet, and be willing to participate in virtual sessions and use electronic platforms to complete materials

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of any psychiatric condition or symptom that would interfere with participation, specifically active suicidal ideation with intent to harm oneself or active delusional or psychotic thinking
• History of mental illness (i.e., psychosis, schizophrenia)
• Non-English speaker
• Pain classified as neuropathic as detected by the Pain Detect Questionnaire

Where it is running

• Baylor University — Waco, Texas, United States

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