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Could a Patient's playlist take the sting out of nerve testing?

NCT ID NCT03610503

Symptom relief Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS) check how nerves and muscles work, and many patients find them painful or stressful. Researchers are testing whether letting adults choose and listen to their own music during these tests lowers anxiety and pain compared with standard care. The trial enrolls adults referred for NCS and EMG who can read English at a sixth-grade level and give consent. Researchers measure anxiety with a standard questionnaire and pain and anxiety with a 0 to 100 scale.

What this could mean

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Active substance
listening to music chosen by the patient during nerve and muscle testing
What this could lead to
If it helps, clinics could offer patients a simple, low-cost way to feel calmer and hurt less during nerve and muscle tests, which might make these tests easier to finish and easier to interpret.
What could go wrong
This is a small study of 37 people at one center, so the results may not hold up in larger or different settings. Music may not meaningfully change pain or anxiety for everyone, and people who need hearing aids or cannot complete the questionnaires are not included.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

37 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2018

Finished

Aug 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 years of age or older referred for NCS and EMG at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care in London, Ontario will be eligible and offered entry into the study if the following criteria are met: the NCS/EMG are indicated, they have at least a 6th grade reading level in English such that they can complete the STAI, and the patient is willing and able to provide signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of hearing aids that would preclude or hinder the use of over-ear headphones. 2. Profound hearing loss. 3. Cognitive Impairment

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Pain traumatic neuropathy

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anxiety Nerve injury Pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mount Hope EMG Lab, St. Joseph's Health Care (SJHC)

    London, Ontario, N6A 1Y6, Canada

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