Music Genre Stereotypes to Boost Relaxation in Chronic Pain Patients

NCT05979103 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 3585
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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.

  4 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Reggae Music

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 1 (Reggae): 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.

Behavioral: Listening to Reggae Music and told the stereotype

Preferred Music

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group 2 (Preferred): Participants in this group will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks and will not be told any stereotypes.

Behavioral: Listening to Preferred Music

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Group 3 (Waitlist- Control): Participants are not providing with any intervention. They only complete surveys.

Interventions

Listening to Reggae Music and told the stereotype BEHAVIORAL

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.

Reggae Music

Listening to Preferred Music BEHAVIORAL

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.

Preferred Music

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

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

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 30, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2025
• Study Completion: April 1, 2025
• Last Updated: April 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

US (1)