Music Genre Stereotypes to Boost Relaxation in Chronic Pain Patients

NCT ID: NCT05979103

Last Updated: 2025-04-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 120 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-08-30
• Study Completion Date: 2025-04-30

Brief Summary

Social psychological research has demonstrated that internalized stereotypes affect people's attitudes and behaviors. Music-based interventions that rely on stereotypes might have promise for keeping participants engaged in health interventions, reducing stress, and improving wellbeing.

Detailed Description

Group Assignments

Participants will be randomized into one of four groups.

1. Group 1 (Reggae): Participants in this group will receive the stereotype and listen to the music over the 4 weeks.

2. Group 2 (Preferred): Participants in this group will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks.

3. Control Group: Participants in this group will serve as a control and will not receive any intervention until the study is completed. They will complete a baseline survey and a follow-up survey at four weeks, as well as similar daily surveys. Some recordings will be sent to this group after the study is completed, without tracking their usage.

Intervention

All groups will complete a baseline and 4-week follow-up survey.

Participants in Group 1 and Group 2 will engage in daily listening 4-week intervention.They will have access to electronic audio recordings, with the order of listening labeled for each day. It is up to them if they want to listen to the daily recordings.

Conditions

Anxiety

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Reggae Music

Group 1 (Reggae): Participants in this group will be told about he stereotype of reggae in making people more calm. They will listen to reggae music over the 4 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Listening to Reggae Music and told the stereotype

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group will be told about he stereotype of reggae in making people more calm. They will listen to reggae music over the 4 weeks. Each day, we will send them a playlist to listen to.

Preferred Music

Group 2 (Preferred): Participants in this group will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks and will not be told any stereotypes.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Listening to Preferred Music

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group will NOT be told the stereotype for the audio they are listening to. They will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks. Each day, we will remind them to listen to preferred music.

Control

Group 3 (Waitlist- Control): Participants are not providing with any intervention. They only complete surveys.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Listening to Reggae Music and told the stereotype

Participants in this group will be told about he stereotype of reggae in making people more calm. They will listen to reggae music over the 4 weeks. Each day, we will send them a playlist to listen to.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Listening to Preferred Music

Participants in this group will NOT be told the stereotype for the audio they are listening to. They will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks. Each day, we will remind them to listen to preferred music.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Are 18+

2. Live in the US

3. Are an English-proficient adult with a chronic pain diagnosis (no restrictions placed on type)

4. Have a pain rating of four or greater in average pain on a 0-10 numeric rating scale in the preceding week

5. Have had pain for at least 3 months and for at least 15 days in the preceding 30 days

6. Have moderate to severe anxiety based on GAD-7

Exclusion Criteria

1. Are currently using or have used prescription opioids in the past 3 months to minimize a known treatment confound and increase sample homogeneity

2. Have a current cancer diagnosis

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of California, Irvine

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Sean D Young

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

University of California Irvine

Irvine, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

3585

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id