Using Music During Lumbar Medial Branch Block Procedure

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lumbar Spondylosis; Lower Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Music Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04091607

IRB00060053

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if music therapy during interventional lumbar medial branch blocks for chronic lower back pain will lower pain scores and anxiety levels, while increasing patient desire for repeat procedure as well as patient satisfaction.

Full description

Subjects will be put into 1 of 2 groups, Music or the Control Group (no music). The music group will listen to patient's preferred music on Pandora station broadcast using Headphones or Wireless Earbuds with Tablet or Computer. Hearing impaired patients will have an option of non-earbud headphones. . Earbuds or headphones will be used regardless of music therapy playing. . The control group will be provided earbuds or alternative headphone as well, however, with no music. The sound environment will be standardized for procedure by closing procedure room door and minimizing extraneous sounds (i.e. from equipment, alarms, etc.,).

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age> or equal to 18
• History of documented chronic lower back pain

Exclusion criteria

• Patient refusal
• Deafness (unless corrected with a hearing aid)
• Initial Pain Score < 3
• Prior Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks/Radiofrequency ablation therapy
• Any woman who is currently pregnant.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Music Therapy Intervention Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

listen to preferred choice of music during the Lumbar Medial Branch Block procedure.

Treatment:

Other: Music Therapy

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No music will be provided but will be provided earbuds. The sound environment will be standard for procedures by closing procedure room door and minimizing extraneous sounds.