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Musical Mindfulness for Pain in the ED Waiting Room

This study is looking at whether listening to jazz music mindfully can help reduce pain for people waiting in the Emergency Department (ED) with neck or back pain. Researchers want to see if this "Musical Mindfulness" approach can offer another way to manage pain, especially given concerns about opioid use. You could be eligible if you are between 18 and 75 years old and have neck or back pain. The study will measure your pain levels to see if the music intervention helps. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 60 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the music intervention group or a control group.
What's involved
You would have your pain measured multiple times, watch a video, and listen to music or a video of your choice for 15 minutes.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your pain will be measured again 30 minutes and 1 hour after the music intervention finishes.

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NCT07391891

Musical Mindfulness for Pain in the ED Waiting Room

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18–75InterventionalTreatment
University of California, Irvine
~60 participants
Updated 2026-02-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Music intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Pain score using Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity Scale (PEG)
Measured over Day 1
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Music Therapy for Pain and Sedation
Neck Pain Musculoskeletal
Back Pain

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
California1

Study leadership

  • Sean Young, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, Irvine. Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Ryan Rokerya, Expected BS Dec 2026 · STUDY_CHAIR · University of California, Irvine. Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Tyler Mitchell, Expected BS Jun 2026 · STUDY_CHAIR · University of California, Irvine. Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Dominic A Ugarte, M.D. · STUDY_CHAIR · University of California, Irvine. Department of Emergency Medicine

Who to contact

Sean Young, PhD
[email protected]
6502455490
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

\- Age \>= 18 years old and \<=75 years old
Patient presents with neck or back pain

What this trial measures

  • Pain score using Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity Scale (PEG)Day 1

    Pain score will be obtained using PEG scale Title of first scale: Pain Pain will be rated on a scale of 0-10 , with 0 being no pain, and 10 being pain as bad as you can imagine (pain increases as scale increases) Title of second scale: Interference Interference will be rated on a scale of 0-10, with 0 being no interference, and 10 being completely interferes (interference increases as scale increases) Higher score is a worse outcome

  • Pain IntensityDay 1

    Pain will be scored using pain intensity scale Title of scale: Frequency 0-3, with 0 being not at all and 3 being nearly every day Higher score is a worse outcome