Anxiety, Chronic Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate, subjectively and objectively, whether playing music during procedures for treatment of chronic lower back pain has an effect on patients' anxiety and pain. The investigators hypothesize that playing music will result in reduced patient reported anxiety and pain scores and less variation from baseline of vital signs versus patients in the control group without music therapy. This is a pilot study.
Interventions
OTHERMusic Therapy
We will play music of the subject's choice of genre during the procedure.
OTHERNo Music
No music will be played during the subject's interventional procedure
Sponsors
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Age greater than or equal to 18 2. Female or male 3. Patients undergoing standard of care lumbar spinal interventional procedures including: epidural steroid injections, facet injections, medial branch blocks
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients who cannot consent for themselves, including cognitively impaired patients. 2. Non-English speaking patients 3. Patients taking beta blocker medication 4. Patients that have a pacer and have a set rate 5. Patients with self-reported hearing problems or with hearing aids
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-procedure State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Score | Within 30 minutes prior to the subject's interventional procedure | A measure of anxiety in a person. Higher score correlates increased anxiety and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 40 and the maximum score is 160. |
| Post-procedure State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Score | Within 30 minutes following to the subject's interventional procedure | A measure of anxiety in a person. Higher score correlates with increased anxiety and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 40 and the maximum score is 160. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-procedural Visual Analog Score (VAS) for pain | Within 30 minutes prior to the subject's interventional procedure | Visual Analog Score for pain. Higher score correlates with increased pain and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 10. |
| Post procedural Visual Analog Score (VAS) | Within 30 minutes following the subject's interventional procedure | Visual Analog Score for pain. Higher score correlates with increased pain and worsened outcome. The minimum score is 0 and the maximum score is 10. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORBunty Shah
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed