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Music may tame opioid cravings, small study suggests

NCT ID NCT06948890

Symptom relief Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether listening to music can help lower cravings for opioids when people see drug-related cues. Twenty-eight adults with opioid use disorder, all on stable medication treatment, either listened to their favorite relaxing songs or sat in silence. Researchers measured their craving levels before and after showing them drug-related images to see if music made a difference.

What this could mean

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Active substance
music listening
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help manage cravings during recovery from opioid use disorder.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early study with only 28 participants. The effect may be small or not apply to everyone, and it only tested short-term cravings in a lab setting.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

28 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2025

Finished

Feb 2026

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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Current diagnosis of opioid use disorder * Actively receiving buprenorphine or methadone treatment with a stable dose of at least 30 days Exclusion Criteria: * Any significant impairment in mental status that would interfere with the ability to provided informed consent including suicidality, homicidality, or psychosis. * Hearing impaired * Vision impaired * Patient reports that they are pregnant * Requiring the use of any prescription opioid analgesics during the trial * Currently prescribed naltrexone * Chronic pain, defined as pain on the numeric rating scale (0-10) of \>3 every day for over 3 months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

opiate dependence

As listed by the trial registrant

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Opioid use disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02459, United States

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