Feasibility and Acceptability of Music Therapy for Chronic Pain

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

The purpose of the study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of two music interventions delivered through telehealth for chronic musculoskeletal pain. This pilot study evaluates outcomes (feasibility, acceptability, pain and associated outcomes) in a single-component, minimally interactive music listening (ML) intervention and a multi-component, more interactive music imagery (MI) intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05426941

Run by

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

People needed

60

Starts

2021-09-01

Expected to finish

2023-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2022-07-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chronic (> 6 months) musculoskeletal pain of at least moderate severity (≥5 on 0-10 numeric scale)
• Access to a personal computer, tablet computer, and/or smartphone,
• Ability to pass technology assessment screen, and
• Not currently receiving music therapy services

You may not qualify if…

• Serious or unstable medical (e.g., Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) or psychiatric illness (e.g., psychosis, mania) or housing insecurity that could compromise study participation,
• Suicidal ideation with current intent/plan,
• Hearing or cognitive impairment that may interfere with music listening or abstract thinking needed for imagery work,
• Lack access to a personal computer, tablet computer, and/or smartphone,
• Unable to pass technology assessment screen, or
• Currently receiving music therapy services.

Where it is running

• Roudebush VA Medical Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States (enrolling)

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