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Feasibility and Acceptability of Music Therapy for Chronic Pain

Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05426941
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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 purpose of the study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of two music interventions delivered through telehealth for chronic musculoskeletal pain. This pilot study evaluates outcomes (feasibility, acceptability, pain and associated outcomes) in a single-component, minimally interactive music listening (ML) intervention and a multi-component, more interactive music imagery (MI) intervention.

Study details

Official title
Feasibility and Acceptability of Music Imagery, and Listening Interventions for Analgesia (FAMILIA)
Conditions
Interventions
  • Behavioral: Music Imagery
  • Behavioral: Music Listening
Sponsor
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Collaborators
VA Office of Research and Development; Indiana Institute for Medical Research
Start date
2021-09-01
Primary completion
2023-08-30
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)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic (\> 6 months) musculoskeletal pain of at least moderate severity (≥5 on 0-10 numeric scale) * Access to a personal computer, tablet computer, and/or smartphone, * Ability to pass technology assessment screen, and * Not currently receiving music therapy services Exclusion Criteria: * Serious or unstable medical (e.g., Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) or psychiatric illness (e.g., psychosis, mania) or housing insecurity that could compromise study participation, * Suicidal ideation with current intent/plan, * Hearing or cognitive impairment that may interfere with music listening or abstract thinking needed for imagery work, * Lack access to a personal computer, tablet computer, and/or smartphone, * Unable to pass technology assessment screen, or * Currently receiving music therapy services.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05426941