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The Impact of Music on Nociceptive Processing

CompletedNot applicableNCT04087564
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The investigators are studying the ways that different music may change pain perception

Study details

Official title
Investigating Differences in Modulation of Nociceptive Processing by Music in Chronic Pain Patients
Interventions
  • Other: music intervention
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Start date
2019-06-13
Primary completion
2023-05-23
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
true
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Healthy volunteers no longer needed for this study (9/9/2021). Inclusion criteria for Healthy volunteers (N=70) without a diagnosis of neuropathy or chronic pain: * aged \>18 years * able to speak and understand English * willingness to undergo psychophysical and psychosocial testing. Exclusion criteria: * diagnosed hearing loss * diagnosis of chronic pain/neuropathy * history of chronic opioid use (having an opioid prescription \>30 days). Inclusion criteria for Fibromyalgia patients: N=70: * aged \>18 years * have a diagnosis of fibromyalgia with concurrent chronic pain for \> 6 months, and meet the Wolfe et al 2011 research criteria for fibromyalgia * have an average self-reported pain score of 4/10 or greater * willing to undergo psychophysical and psychosocial testing * able to speak and understand English. Exclusion criteria: --diagnosed hearing loss. HIV Patients with chronic pain: N=70 * aged \>18- years * have a diagnosis of HIV infection * have had chronic pain with onset \> 6 months * have an average self-reported pain score of 4/10 or greater * willing to undergo psychophysical and psychosocial testing * able speak and understand English. Exclusion criteria: --diagnosed hearing loss.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04087564