Effect of Music on Pain and Anxiety in Chronic Pain Patients Undergoing Lumbar Interventional Procedures.

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Conditions studied: Chronic Pain, Anxiety

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate, subjectively and objectively, whether playing music during procedures for treatment of chronic lower back pain has an effect on patients' anxiety and pain. The investigators hypothesize that playing music will result in reduced patient reported anxiety and pain scores and less variation from baseline of vital signs versus patients in the control group without music therapy. This is a pilot study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04924244

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

30

Starts

2021-07-15

Expected to finish

2026-03-23

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than or equal to 18
• Female or male
• Patients undergoing standard of care lumbar spinal interventional procedures including: epidural steroid injections, facet injections, medial branch blocks

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who cannot consent for themselves, including cognitively impaired patients.
• Non-English speaking patients
• Patients taking beta blocker medication
• Patients that have a pacer and have a set rate
• Patients with self-reported hearing problems or with hearing aids

Where it is running

• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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