Music for Pain in the Waiting Room

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain, Acute
• Interventions: Behavioral: Lyrical Music; Behavioral: Instrumental Music; Behavioral: Pain Coping Information

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-16
• Study First Posted: 2024-07-22
• Study Start: 2024-07-23
• Primary Completion: 2024-09-11
• Study Completion: 2024-09-11
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-18
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-21

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

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Lyrical music	Lyrical Music	A 4-minute audio recording of Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" sung by Rufus Wainwright with choral accompaniment.
Instrumental Music	Instrumental Music	A 4-minute audio recording of instrumental, theta wave music.
Pain Coping Information	Pain Coping Information	A 4-minute audio recording about common pain coping techniques (e.g., ice, rest, medication, surgery).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Pain Unpleasantness Numeric Rating Scale	Immediately 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

Name	Time	Method
Change in Pain Intensity Numeric Rating Scale	Immediately 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 Scale	Immediately 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); 🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States