Media-supported music therapy in the integrative pain therapy of chronic back pai

Completed

Conditions: Chronic back pain
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Dorsalgia

Registration Number: ISRCTN76494641

Lead Sponsor: German Statutory Pension Insurance of Northern Bavaria (Deutsche Rentenversicherung Nordbayern) (Germany)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 360

Inclusion Criteria

1. Main diagnosis: chronic back pain (highest degree of chronification according to Gerbershagen) of non-specific origin pain symptom duration > 6 months
2. Age: 18 ? 65 years
3. Adequate knowledge of the German language
4. Written consent for study participation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pain of specific origin
2. Surgical indication (e.g., radicular deficits, spondylolisthesis)
3. Acute inflammation of the musculoskeletal system
4. Severe acute psychiatric conditions (e.g., psychosis, severe depression)
5. Alcohol or drug addiction
6. Clinically relevant hearing loss

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Short- and long-term (pre-, post-treatment and 6-month follow-up) difference between intervention and control group: <br>1. Regarding the extent of pain reduction (measured by the German pain questionnaire [Deutscher Schmerzfragebogen])<br>2. Regarding subjective disability (measured by the Hannover Functional Ability Questionnaire [Funktionsfragebogen Hannover zur alltagsnahen Diagnostik der Funktionsbeeinträchtigung durch Rückenschmerzen, FFbH-R]<br>3. Documentation of sociodemographic data (Bado)<br>4. German Pain Questionnaire (DSF)<br>5. Hannover Functional Ability Questionnaire for the diagnosis of near-daily functional impairment by back pain (FFbH-R)<br>6. Beck Depression - Inventory (BDI-II)<br>7. Questionnaire for acceptance of receptive music therapy at enrollment MT Primary Questionnaire and to 'hear the inner music' (Brandes and Hillert)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Exploration of mode of action (mediation vs moderation): To what extent will comorbid depression symptoms ameliorate during the intervention (mediation)? Do patients with comorbid depression show more response to the intervention (moderation) than non-depressed patients? Depressive symptom severity will be measured by the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI II) and the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, clinician rating (QIDS-C). <br>2. To what extent does receptive music therapy affect recreational ability, reaction to stressful situations and subjective life quality?<br>3. Treatment adherence and compliance will be assessed by a questionnaire (music therapy acceptance questionnaire) as well as an analysis of dates, times and frequencies of listening, which will be automatically recorded by the audio devices. <br>4. Patients will be asked for their subjective appraisal of the intervention