The purpose of this study is to evaluate, subjectively and objectively, whether playing music during procedures for treatment of chronic lower back pain has an effect on patients' anxiety and pain. The investigators hypothesize that playing music will result in reduced patient reported anxiety and pain scores and less variation from baseline of vital signs versus patients in the control group without music therapy. This is a pilot study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
We will play music of the subject's choice of genre during the procedure.
No music will be played during the subject's interventional procedure
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Pre-procedure State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Score
A measure of anxiety in a person. Higher score correlates increased anxiety and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 40 and the maximum score is 160.
Time frame: Within 30 minutes prior to the subject's interventional procedure
Post-procedure State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Score
A measure of anxiety in a person. Higher score correlates with increased anxiety and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 40 and the maximum score is 160.
Time frame: Within 30 minutes following to the subject's interventional procedure
Pre-procedural Visual Analog Score (VAS) for pain
Visual Analog Score for pain. Higher score correlates with increased pain and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 10.
Time frame: Within 30 minutes prior to the subject's interventional procedure
Post procedural Visual Analog Score (VAS)
Visual Analog Score for pain. Higher score correlates with increased pain and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 10.
Time frame: Within 30 minutes following the subject's interventional procedure
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