Relaxation Music for Chronic Pain

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT06993272

University of California, Irvine120 enrolled

Overview

Chronic pain is a common complaint in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Compounding these concerns, opioid analgesics are frequently used to treat severe acute pain. An estimated 30% of chronic pain patients due to IBD report opioid use. Those who continue to use opioids can develop opioid misuse, and opioid misuse portends addiction and overdose so there is a need for better, non-addictive treatment options. Music interventions effectively reduce pain and pain-related symptomology. Meta-analytic results indicate listening to music can reduce acute and chronic pain. Music listening also decreases emotional distress from pain as well as the use of pain medication. Music interventions have demonstrated these positive effects on pain across a number of settings, including surgical, in-patient, and community settings. Importantly, due to the ubiquity of music - especially freely available online music - music interventions are easily accessible and highly scalable.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

MIndful JazzBEHAVIORAL

Mindful Jazz Group: Participants in this group will watch an introduction to jazz appreciation and mindfulness training video, including the use of jazz for pain tolerance prior to the 4-week intervention. Participants in the Mindful Jazz Group will be informed that listening to music they are not comfortable with (i.e., jazz) can enhance long-term pain tolerance.

Reggae StereotypesBEHAVIORAL

Reggae Stereotype Group: 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.

Traditional MindfulnessBEHAVIORAL

Participants will listen to a traditional mindfulness practice over the 4 weeks

Pain psychoeducationBEHAVIORAL

Participants listen to an audio recording of the pain psychoeducation video they watch during training over the 4 weeks. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azwEQXh5enA

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 or older * Living in U.S. * Have a pain rating related to IBS, Crohn's, or Colitis of five or greater in average pain on a 0-10 numeric rating scale in the preceding week * Have had pain related to IBS, Crohn's, or Colitis for at least 3 months and for at least 15 days in the preceding 30 days * GAD Score (Moderate to Severe Anxiety) Exclusion Criteria: * Are currently using or have used prescription opioids in the past 3 months * Have a current cancer diagnosis * In one of our prior music studies * Have formal experience with mindfulness

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain, Enjoyment, General Activity Scale (PEG)

Pain Intensity: Measure: The PEG scale will be used to assess the magnitude of pain sensations experienced by participants in the past week.

Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks