Does Active Music-Based Intervention Alter Cognitive Function, Sensitivity to Stimuli, Pain Catastrophizing and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain?
Sharon Wang-Price
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if active music-based intervention works to treat patients with chronic low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does active music-based intervention improve cognitive function? 2. Does active music -based intervention improve sensitivity to stimuli? 3. Does active music-based intervention improve pain catastrophizing behavior? 4. Does active music-based intervention improve quality of life? Participant will visit the clinic for 5 sessions of assessments and active music-based intervention over 2 weeks. On the first visit, it will take each participant 45 minutes to complete the pre-intervention assessments followed by a 45-minute active music-based intervention. The active music-based intervention will last about an hour for the remaining 4 visits. On the 5th or last visit, after the one-hour intervention, it will take another 30 minutes for each participant to complete the post-intervention assessments.
Description
A prospective pre- and post-test research design will be used to compare outcome measures before and after the active music-based intervention (MBI) for the primary purpose of this study: to examine the effects of active MBI on cognitive function, sensitivity to stimuli, pain catastrophizing behavior and quality of life in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP). The secondary purpose of the study is to determine if there is a difference in cognitive function between participants with high vs. low levels of central sensitization, and to examine whether active music-based intervention (MB…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * adults 18-65 years of age * have chronic low back pain (CLBP) primarily in the L4-5 area. The CLBP is defined as a back pain problem that has persisted at least 3 months and has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if their low back pain (LBP) is due to a non-musculoskeletal origin or they have any medical conditions that may affect the results: * Previous back surgery * Systemic arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis). * Fracture of thoracic and lumbar spine, pelvis * In…
Interventions
- ProcedureActive music-based intervention
Musical experience includes playing an instrument, singing, or songwriting.
Location
- Texas Woman's University, Department of MusicDenton, Texas