'My Life is Music' Group Therapy Model - a Feasibility Study for Adolescents With Persistent Pain (PedPainMusic)

September 9, 2025 updated by: Reetta Sipilä, Helsinki University Central Hospital
The aim of this multi-method feasibility study is to learn if a group therapy model using music can be applied in the treatment of adolescents with persistent pain. We are interested how the patients find participating in the group therapy as part of their rehabilitation and if the patient´s experience of music changes during the therapy process.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

24

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Finland
      • Helsinki, Finland
        • New Children´s Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • persistent pain (3 months)
  • fluency in finnish language

Exclusion Criteria:

- a psychiatric illness that significantly impairs functioning

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
Behavioral: Group Music Therapy
My Life Is Music group therapy model

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Semi-structured interviews
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Patients and their parents
12 weeks
Patient Diaries
Time Frame: Weekly entries for 8 weeks during intervention
patient's experiences on group therapy and music
Weekly entries for 8 weeks during intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
PROMIS Pediatric Profile
Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
Baseline, 12 weeks
Music Questionnares
Time Frame: Baseline, 12 weeks
B-MMR and BMRQ
Baseline, 12 weeks
Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT)
Time Frame: Baseline, weekly entries for 8 weeks during intervention
Baseline, weekly entries for 8 weeks during intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 27, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

August 28, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

September 10, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2025

Last Verified

September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HUS/564/2024

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

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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