Interactionality of Music Preference and Individual Variables in Pain Perception and Management

The purposes of this study were 1) to delineate any differences in general musical taste (trait) and context-specific music preference (state), as well as preferred music characteristics in cancer patients, 2) to investigate the contributions of individual variabilities, personality, behavioral coping styles, and pain levels in predicting changes from trait to state preferences and preferred music characteristics under various pain conditions.

Cancer patients were recruited to fill in questionnaires pertaining to their demographic information (age, gender, religious preference, ethnicity, music background and experience), personality traits, music preferences, preferences for music characteristics, coping styles, and pain experiences.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Neoplasms

Age range

40 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, 44120, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Stage IV cancer diagnosis
Between 40 - 70 years old
Normal or corrected hearing
Able to communicate (speak, comprehend, read, write) in English
Signed informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Under 40 or over 70 years old
Not able to communicate in English
Uncorrected hearing loss/impairment
Dementia, psychosis (hallucinations, delusions) that interferes with cognitive processing (verbal and music)

Treatment and study plan

questionnaires

Other

Questionnaires

Primary outcomes

Pain on the McGill Pain Questionnaire

Time frame: one year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Iowa

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Registry information

Official study title

Interactionality of State-Trait Music Preference, Individual Variability, and Music Characteristics as a Multi-Axis Paradigm for Context-Specific Pain Perception and Management

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Jan 11, 2016
Registry last updated: Jan 26, 2016

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