Sound relief? study tests audio feedback for pain endurance
NCT ID NCT07227142
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether listening to audio biofeedback from a device like NOICE could help people tolerate cold pain. 42 healthy adults completed cold pain tasks with and without the audio feedback. Researchers measured pain scores, anxiety, and how long participants could endure the cold.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Non-visual immersive technology-based audio biofeedback intervention (NOICE device or Quest 3)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a drug-free way to help people manage short-term pain using sound.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study on cold pain in healthy volunteers. Results may not apply to chronic pain or real-world medical settings.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Ages 18 years and older * English-speaking * Intact hearing * No self-reported or clinically diagnosed acute or chronic medical conditions that may affect safe participation Exclusion Criteria: * Use chronotropic heart medications * Use pain medications * Current hearing loss * Currently taking beta blockers, or opioids or other prescription pain medications * History of chronic pain or acute pain syndromes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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