Music Interventions for Chronic Pain

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: University of California, Irvine

Must not be taking: Opioids

Disqualifiers: Cancer, Prior study, Mindfulness, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

Duration: 4 weeks

120 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

Chronic pain is a common complaint in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Compounding these concerns, opioid analgesics are frequently used to treat severe acute pain. An estimated 30% of chronic pain patients due to IBD report opioid use. Those who continue to use opioids can develop opioid misuse, and opioid misuse portends addiction and overdose so there is a need for better, non-addictive treatment options. Music interventions effectively reduce pain and pain-related symptomology. Meta-analytic results indicate listening to music can reduce acute and chronic pain. Music listening also decreases emotional distress from pain as well as the use of pain medication. Music interventions have demonstrated these positive effects on pain across a number of settings, including surgical, in-patient, and community settings. Importantly, due to the ubiquity of music - especially freely available online music - music interventions are easily accessible and highly scalable.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for individuals with chronic pain due to conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Inflammatory Bowel Disease. It's especially relevant for those who may be using or at risk of misusing opioids. Participants should not have any condition that would exclude them from safely engaging in the study.

Inclusion Criteria

Having a GAD Score indicating Moderate to Severe Anxiety

I am 18 years old or older.

Living in the U.S.

Exclusion Criteria

I am currently diagnosed with cancer.

Participation in one of our prior music studies

Having formal experience with mindfulness

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants engage in music interventions, including traditional mindfulness, mindful jazz, reggae stereotypes, or pain psychoeducation over 4 weeks

4 weeks

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

4 weeks

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Relaxation Music

Trial Overview The trial is exploring how different types of music interventions - Pain psychoeducation, Traditional Mindfulness, Mindful Jazz, and Reggae Stereotypes - can help manage chronic pain without medication. The effectiveness of these non-pharmacological treatments will be assessed.

Participant Groups

Group I: Traditional Mindfulness Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Participants in this group will listen to a traditional mindfulness practice over the 4 weeks

Group II: Reggae Stereotypes Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Reggae Stereotype Group: 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 III: MIndful Jazz Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Participants in this group will watch an introduction to jazz appreciation and mindfulness training video, including the use of jazz for pain tolerance prior to the 4-week intervention. Participants in the Mindful Jazz Group will be informed that listening to music they are not comfortable with (i.e., jazz) can enhance long-term pain tolerance.

Group IV: Pain Psychoeducation Active Control 1 Intervention

Participants listen to the same playlist each week of the 4-weeks. It's an audio recording of the pain psychoeducation video they watch during training. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azwEQXh5enA

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of California, Irvine

Lead Sponsor

Trials

580

Recruited

4,943,000+