Music as medicine: study tests if tunes can tame dental pain
NCT ID NCT07543042
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether listening to personally chosen music can reduce pain and anxiety during dental drilling. Thirty adults picked a relaxing song and had their heart rate, blood pressure, and pain levels measured with and without music. The goal is to see if music can be a simple, drug-free way to make dental procedures more comfortable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personally chosen music
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease pain and anxiety during dental visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 people. Results may not apply to everyone, and the effect may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients aged 18 to 60 years. * Visiting the dental clinic for treatment of dental caries. * Able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not provide written informed consent. * Children (under 18 years of age). * Patients with known mental or physical disorders. * Pregnant women. * Patients currently taking analgesics, anxiolytics, or antidepressants.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Private Dental Clinic of Dr. Mhammad El Dimachki
Baabda, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
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