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NCT Number: NCT07450131

POP SINGER Pilot Study

Conduct a single-arm pilot study (N = 24) to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the hybrid (i.e., half in-person, half online) POPSINGER group Music Therapy (MT) intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospitals

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Nita Hoxha, MBA

CONTACT

[email protected]

216-286-6219

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults age 18 and older
  • Reporting pain on most days per month for a duration of ≥3 months
  • Independently ambulatory
  • Willing to participate in full scope of program
  • Access to internet, active email address, & laptop, tablet, and/or PC with videoconferencing capabilities
  • Have reliable access to a mobile device with an active data plan at home and is comfortable accessing the internet and their email with this device
  • Able to read and understand English

Exclusion criteria

  • Significant hearing and/or visual impairment
  • Have had a major surgery (e.g., spine surgery, joint replacement) within the past 6 months
  • Have a planned surgery within the next 6 months at the time of enrollment
  • Unable to independently provide consent (i.e., no proxy consent)
  • Active suicidal ideation
  • Severe psychological comorbidity (e.g., psychosis, schizophrenia) that would prevent patient from engaging fully in intervention
  • Receiving active cancer treatment
  • Diagnosed with medical condition likely to be terminal within 24 weeks
  • Active substance abuse diagnosis in EHR
  • Currently receiving music therapy from a professional music therapist

Treatment and study plan

Music Therapy

Behavioral

A board-certified music therapist will provide a total of 16 MT sessions (8 in-person and 8 virtual) that include education, social connection, and experiential music interventions. These sessions will focus on self-management of pain through evidenced-based MT interventions including music sharing, playlists using the iso-principle, music making, music and guided imagery, music and deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and adapted cardio drumming.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants retained as measured by enrollment logs

    Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

    A retention rate of ≥70% of recruited participants until the final survey time point.

  2. Number of sessions attended per participant as measured by attendance logs

    Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

    An attendance rate of ≥11/16 sessions among ≥70% of retained participants.

  3. Number of participants completing follow-up measures as measured by data collection logs

    Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

    A measure completion rate of ≥70% of follow-up measures among retained participants.

  4. Number of participants reporting daily music exercise use in REDCap exercise logs

    Time frame: 8 weeks from the first music therapy intervention

    ≥60% of retained MT participants reporting use of music exercises at least once every other day.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Nita Hoxha, MBA

CONTACT

[email protected]

216-286-6219

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Kulas Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Pain Management Optimized Through Patient-centered Multi-Session Group Music Therapy Within INteGrative sharEd progRamming: A Single-arm Pilot Study

Acronym: POP SINGER 1

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 4, 2026
Registry last updated
Apr 21, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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