Jazz Music and Mindfulness for Chronic Pain

NCT05979012 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 3454
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Chronic pain, including spinal pain and osteoarthritis, is the leading cause of years lived with disability world-wide and the costliest health condition in the U.S. today. Compounding these concerns, opioid analgesics remain the primary pharmacological treatment for chronic pain. An estimated 21-29% of chronic pain patients receiving long-term opioid therapy develop opioid misuse, and opioid misuse portends addiction and overdose. Clearly, chronic pain patients need better, non-addictive treatment options designed to reverse the downward spiral of chronic pain.

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain Intensity portion of The Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity (PEG) scale

  The Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity (PEG) scale will be used to assess the magnitude of pain sensations experienced by participants in the past week. Range 0-10, where higher score equals more pain.

  4 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Jazz Only

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Jazz Group 1: Participants in this group will watch an introduction to jazz appreciation video prior to the 4-week intervention.

Behavioral: Listening to Jazz

MIndfullness and Jazz

EXPERIMENTAL

Jazz Group 2 (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.

Behavioral: MIndfulness Listening to Jazz

Waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

Music Waitlist 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. Some videos will be sent to this group after the study is completed, without tracking their usage.

Interventions

MIndfulness Listening to Jazz BEHAVIORAL

All groups will complete a baseline and 4-week follow-up survey. Participants in Jazz Group 1 and Jazz Group 2 will engage in daily listening 4-week intervention.It is up to them if they want to listen to the daily recordings.

MIndfullness and Jazz

Listening to Jazz BEHAVIORAL

All groups will complete a baseline and 4-week follow-up survey. Participants in Jazz Group 1 and Jazz 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. The recordings will increase gradually throughout the study, starting with about 10 minutes each day in the first week and reaching 30 minutes each day in the final week. The schedule is as follows: Week 1= 10 minutes, Week 2= 15 minutes, Week 3= 20 minutes Week 4= 30 minutes. It is up to them if they want to listen to the daily recordings.

Jazz Only

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Are 18+
• Live in the US
• Are an English-proficient adult with a chronic pain diagnosis (no restrictions placed on type)
• Have a pain rating of four or greater in average pain on a 0-10 numeric rating scale in the preceding week
• Have had pain for at least 3 months and for at least 15 days in the preceding 30 days
• Have moderate to severe anxiety based on GAD-7

You may not qualify if:

• Are currently using or have used prescription opioids in the past 3 months to minimize a known treatment confound and increase sample homogeneity
• Have a current cancer diagnosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Irvine: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of California Irvine

Irvine, California, 92868, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2023
• First Posted: August 7, 2023
• Study Start: August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: February 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Locations

US (1)