POP SINGER Pilot Study

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center22 enrolled

Overview

Conduct a single-arm pilot study (N = 24) to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the hybrid (i.e., half in-person, half online) POPSINGER group Music Therapy (MT) intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Interventions

Music TherapyBEHAVIORAL

A board-certified music therapist will provide a total of 16 MT sessions (8 in-person and 8 virtual) that include education, social connection, and experiential music interventions. These sessions will focus on self-management of pain through evidenced-based MT interventions including music sharing, playlists using the iso-principle, music making, music and guided imagery, music and deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and adapted cardio drumming.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults age 18 and older * Reporting pain on most days per month for a duration of ≥3 months * Independently ambulatory * Willing to participate in full scope of program * Access to internet, active email address, \& laptop, tablet, and/or PC with videoconferencing capabilities * Have reliable access to a mobile device with an active data plan at home and is comfortable accessing the internet and their email with this device * Able to read and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Significant hearing and/or visual impairment * Have had a major surgery (e.g., spine surgery, joint replacement) within the past 6 months * Have a planned surgery within the next 6 months at the time of enrollment * Unable to independently provide consent (i.e., no proxy consent) * Active suicidal ideation * Severe psychological comorbidity (e.g., psychosis, schizophrenia) that would prevent patient from engaging fully in intervention * Receiving active cancer treatment * Diagnosed with medical condition likely to be terminal within 24 weeks * Active substance abuse diagnosis in EHR * Currently receiving music therapy from a professional music therapist

Locations (1)

University Hospitals

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants retained as measured by enrollment logs

A retention rate of ≥70% of recruited participants until the final survey time point.

Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

Number of sessions attended per participant as measured by attendance logs

An attendance rate of ≥11/16 sessions among ≥70% of retained participants.

Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

Number of participants completing follow-up measures as measured by data collection logs

A measure completion rate of ≥70% of follow-up measures among retained participants.

Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

Number of participants reporting daily music exercise use in REDCap exercise logs

≥60% of retained MT participants reporting use of music exercises at least once every other day.

Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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