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

NCT ID: NCT04924244

Last Updated: 2026-01-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-15

Study Completion Date

2026-02-28

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Pain Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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No Music

No music will be played during the subject's standard of care lumbar spinal interventional procedure (including: epidural steroid injections, facet injections, medial branch blocks).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No Music

Intervention Type OTHER

No music will be played during the subject's interventional procedure

Music Therapy

Music of the subject's preferred genre will be played during the subject's standard of care lumbar spinal interventional procedure (including: epidural steroid injections, facet injections, medial branch blocks).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Music Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

We will play music of the subject's choice of genre during the procedure.

Interventions

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Music Therapy

We will play music of the subject's choice of genre during the procedure.

Intervention Type OTHER

No Music

No music will be played during the subject's interventional procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who cannot consent for themselves, including cognitively impaired patients.
2. Non-English speaking patients
3. Patients taking beta blocker medication
4. Patients that have a pacer and have a set rate
5. Patients with self-reported hearing problems or with hearing aids
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bunty Shah

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bunty Shah

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Locations

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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Bunty Shah, MD

Role: CONTACT

717-531-5680

Mrinal Agrawal, MD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Bunty Shah, MD

Role: primary

717-531-5860

Other Identifiers

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16112

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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