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- Clinical Trial NCT03160300
The Effect of Binaural Beats on Pain Perception and Analgesic Medication Use in Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain
Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial on the Effect of Binaural Beats on Pain Perception and Analgesic Medication Use in Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Binaural beats consist of two artificially produced sound waves, differing in wave frequency, presented simultaneously and separately to each ear. The brain, following binaural beat processing, synchronizes to the frequency difference between the two waves. Therefore, using a 5 Hz frequency difference (theta rhythm), which promotes relaxation, we could alleviate pain perception and subsequent analgesic medication use.
Patients suffering from chronic pain will receive two consecutive interventions: binaural beat signals embedded in relaxing music and placebo (relaxing music without the binaural beat component), in random order.
Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings will be used to confirm brain frequency synchronization, whereas pain severity scales and a diary recording analgesic medication use will be used to identify differences between intervention and placebo arms.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Thessaloníki, Greece, 54636
- University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic pain
- Regular analgesic medication use
Exclusion Criteria:
- Malignant pain
- Headache as the cause of chronic pain
- Hearing disability
- Neuropsychiatric disease
- Previous experience with binaural beats
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Binaural Beats
Music with Binaural Beats: Binaural beat signals embedded in relaxing music, in a crossover design
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Relaxing music with embedded binaural beats at a frequency of 5 Hz
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Sham Comparator: Placebo
Music: Relaxing music without the binaural beat component, in a crossover design
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Relaxing music without a binaural beat component
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Effect on pain severity
Time Frame: After 30 minutes of listening to binaural beat signals or sham intervention
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Comparing pre- and post-intervention perceived pain levels, using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 0-10
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After 30 minutes of listening to binaural beat signals or sham intervention
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Effect on analgesic medication use
Time Frame: One week on an "as needed" basis intervention use to alleviate pain, keeping a diary
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Comparing analgesic medication active substance quantity used, documented on patient diary recordings
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One week on an "as needed" basis intervention use to alleviate pain, keeping a diary
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Effect on electroencephalogram (EEG)
Time Frame: 30 minutes of listening to binaural beat signals or sham intervention
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Evaluating differences in post-intervention EEG rhythm, using advanced biomedical signal processing, compared to baseline EEG rhythm
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30 minutes of listening to binaural beat signals or sham intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Study Director: Dimitrios Kouvelas, Professor, Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Binaural Beats Pain
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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