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Can sound ease pain? stanford tests spatial audio for heat tolerance

NCT ID NCT06919497

Symptom relief Sponsor: Stanford University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether listening to spatial audio (a type of immersive sound) could help people tolerate heat pain better. Healthy adults would have a heat device placed on their hand and rate their pain with and without the audio. The study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.

What this could mean

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Active substance
spatial audio stimulation
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to help people cope with acute pain.
What could go wrong
This is a very early, small proof-of-concept study that was withdrawn before enrolling anyone. The effect may be small or not work at all.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Expected to start

Nov 2025

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Expected to finish

Sep 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 99 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18 years and older * English-speaking * Intact hearing * No self-reported or clinically diagnosed acute or chronic medical conditions that 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 * Current hearing loss

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Spatial audio stimulation

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States