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Music for Pain in the Waiting Room

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain, Acute
Registration Number
NCT06511843
Lead Sponsor
Florida State University
Brief Summary

This is a single-site, three-arm, parallel-group randomized clinical trial (RCT). The clinical effects of two, 4-minute, audio-recorded, music interventions (one with lyrics and the other without) for orthopedic patients will be investigated relative to a 4-minute audio-recoding about pain psychoeducation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
225
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥18
  • Seeking treatment at the Tallahassee Orthopedic Center
Exclusion Criteria
  • Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures.
  • Other unstable illness judged by research staff to interfere with study involvement.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Pain Unpleasantness Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately before to after 4-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no pain and 10 representing the most unpleasant pain imaginable.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Pain Intensity Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately before to after 4-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no pain and 10 representing the most intense pain imaginable.

Change in Anxiety Numeric Rating ScaleImmediately before to after 4-minute audio recording

Single Likert scale item ranging from 0-10, with 0 indicating no anxiety and 10 representing severe anxiety,

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC)

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Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC)
🇺🇸Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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