The Effects of Music on Neck Pain

The Effect of Listening to Music in Addition to Physiotherapy on Pain, Anxiety and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

The effects of passive music listening on pain, anxiety and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain in addition to physical therapy will be examined.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pain, Chronic
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: classic physical therapy; Other: Music listening

Detailed Description

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of passive music listening in addition to physical therapy on pain, anxiety and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain.There is no study in the literature examining the relationship between music listening and physical therapy in chronic back pain. Since our study will be the first to investigate the subject, we foresee that it is scientifically important and will shed light on future studies. In addition, national or international publications are planned after the study is completed.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Eyalet/Yerleşke
    • Karatay, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey, 42000
      • Mustafa Savaş Torlak

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with neck pain for more than 3 months with pain severity of 5 or greater according to the visual analogue scale (VAS)

Exclusion Criteria:

• individuals who regularly take painkillers or anti-depressant and cortisone; and individuals having severe chronic illness and spine surgery were excluded from the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: control group; Participants in the control group will receive classical physiotherapy 5 days a week for 4 weeks (Tens 20 min, ultrasound 5 min, hotpack 20 min).	Other: classic physical therapy; classic physical therapy
Experimental: Music group; Participants in the music group will be played Pachabel Canon D major (30 minutes) during the classical physical therapy session, free from external sounds (max 70 dB through headphones).	Other: classic physical therapy; classic physical therapy; Other: Music listening; Participants will listen to the music pieces Pachabel Canon in D major (30 minutes), free from external sounds (max 70 dB through headphones).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Beck anxiety inventory	The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) consists of 21 self-reported items (four-point scale) used to assess the intensity of physical and cognitive anxiety symptoms during the past week. Scores may range from 0 to 63: minimal anxiety levels (0-7), mild anxiety (8-15), moderate anxiety (16-25), and severe anxiety (26-63).	baseline and 4 weeks
Visual Analogue Scale	A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is one of the pain rating scales used for the first time in 1921 by Hayes and Patterson. It is often used in epidemiologic and clinical research to measure the intensity or frequency of various symptoms. For example, the amount of pain that a patient feels ranges across a continuum from none to an extreme amount of pain.	baseline and 4 weeks
Short form-36	The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) is an outcome measure instrument that is often used, well-researched, self-reported measure of health. It stems from a study called the Medical Outcomes Study for the objective measure of the quality of life. It comprises 36 questions that cover eight domains of health: Limitations in physical activities because of health problems. Limitations in social activities because of physical or emotional problems Limitations in usual role activities because of physical health problems Bodily pain General mental health (psychological distress and well-being) Limitations in usual role activities because of emotional problems Vitality (energy and fatigue) General health perceptions	baseline and 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: KTO Karatay University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 15, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): July 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 22, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 28, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): February 29, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 17, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 15, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Chronic Pain; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: Kar.neck

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No