Music Genre Stereotypes to Boost Relaxation in Chronic Pain Patients

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT05979103

University of California, Irvine120 enrolled

Overview

Social psychological research has demonstrated that internalized stereotypes affect people's attitudes and behaviors. Music-based interventions that rely on stereotypes might have promise for keeping participants engaged in health interventions, reducing stress, and improving wellbeing.

Group Assignments Participants will be randomized into one of four groups. 1. Group 1 (Reggae): Participants in this group will receive the stereotype and listen to the music over the 4 weeks. 2. Group 2 (Preferred): Participants in this group will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks. 3. Control Group: Participants in this group will serve as a control and will not receive any intervention until the study is completed. They will complete a baseline survey and a follow-up survey at four weeks, as well as similar daily surveys. Some recordings will be sent to this group after the study is completed, without tracking their usage. Intervention All groups will complete a baseline and 4-week follow-up survey. Participants in Group 1 and Group 2 will engage in daily listening 4-week intervention.They will have access to electronic audio recordings, with the order of listening labeled for each day. It is up to them if they want to listen to the daily recordings.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Anxiety

Interventions

Listening to Reggae Music and told the stereotypeBEHAVIORAL

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. Each day, we will send them a playlist to listen to.

Listening to Preferred MusicBEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group will NOT be told the stereotype for the audio they are listening to. They will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks. Each day, we will remind them to listen to preferred music.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Are 18+ 2. Live in the US 3. Are an English-proficient adult with a chronic pain diagnosis (no restrictions placed on type) 4. Have a pain rating of four or greater in average pain on a 0-10 numeric rating scale in the preceding week 5. Have had pain for at least 3 months and for at least 15 days in the preceding 30 days 6. Have moderate to severe anxiety based on GAD-7 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Are currently using or have used prescription opioids in the past 3 months to minimize a known treatment confound and increase sample homogeneity 2. Have a current cancer diagnosis

Locations (1)

University of California Irvine

Irvine, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Score

Anxiety levels will be evaluated using the General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire. Range 0-21, where higher score is greater anxiety.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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