Audio-enhanced Analgesia in Healthy Subjects

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01835275

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-18

Start date

2012-06-30

Completion date

2013-04-30

Last updated

2016-03-14

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether enhanced audio methods can be used to improve analgesia for experimental pain in healthy subjects.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEnhanced Audio

BEHAVIORALAudio

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 18-50 years old * Healthy

Exclusion criteria

* Current diagnoses of psychiatric or neurological disorders or chronic pain * BDI-II score greater than 13 * current or previous ear/nose/throat or hearing issues * prior participation in pain studies * previous advanced music training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain Intensity and Unpleasantness	1.5 hour testing session	0-100 Visual Analog Scales to rate subjective pain intensity and unpleasentness

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026