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Music with Suggestion for Lower Back Pain

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Baylor University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Participant must regularly experience moderate to severe chronic, lower back pain as determined by a self-reported pain rating of ≥ 5 on 11-point numerical rating scale
Duration of pain must be ≥ 6 months
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up weekly up to 4 weeks
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Study Summary

This triallooks at how music can help reduce pain in elderly people, with the aim of providing better alternatives to pain relief.

Eligible Conditions
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Chronic Pain
  • Sleep
  • Aging

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You must have chronic lower back pain that is moderate to severe, which means you rate your pain as a 5 or higher on a scale of 0 to 10.
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You must have had pain for at least 6 months.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~daily up to 4 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and daily up to 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pain Intensity Scale
Secondary outcome measures
Pain Suffering Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Emotional Distress-Anxiety- Short Form
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Emotional Distress-Depression-Short Form
+3 more

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Music with SuggestionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Active condition where participants will be provided with recordings of pre-determined music in addition to recorded suggestions instructing the participant on how to listen to the music.
Group II: Pain InformationActive Control1 Intervention
Non-arts group receiving structured attention and standard care
Group III: MusicActive Control1 Intervention
Control group where participants will be provided recordings of pre-determined music
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Music with Suggestion
2021
N/A
~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Baylor UniversityLead Sponsor
53 Previous Clinical Trials
65,016 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Texas
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
Baylor University
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~16 spots leftby Mar 2025