Music as medicine: tuning into pain relief
NCT ID NCT07252648
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether listening to self-selected music before, during, and after interventional pain procedures can reduce anxiety, pain catastrophising, and acute pain in adults with chronic pain. 110 participants will be randomly assigned to either music therapy or standard care. Researchers will measure anxiety and pain levels using questionnaires to see if music offers a simple, non-drug way to improve comfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Music therapy (self-selected music delivered via headphones and speakers)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help chronic pain patients feel less anxious and more comfortable during procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 110 participants. Music may not significantly reduce anxiety or pain for everyone, and results may not apply to all chronic pain patients.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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21 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * aged ≥21years * chronic pain ≥3 months * scheduled for interventional pain procedures Exclusion Criteria: * presence of hearing impairment * lack of capacity to consent * non-interventional pain procedures, e.g. lignocaine infusion, ketamine infusion * pregnant women
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