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Audio-enhanced Analgesia in Healthy Subjects

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What is being tested

Enhanced Audio

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Behavioral
Who is being recruted

From 18 to 50 Years
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How is the trial designed

Basic Science Study

Interventional
Study Start: June 2012
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Summary

Principal SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital
Last updated: March 14, 2016
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Study start date: June 1, 2012

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study explores whether special audio techniques can make pain relief more effective for healthy individuals experiencing experimental pain. The goal is to understand if these enhanced audio methods can offer a new approach to managing pain, potentially leading to improved care and comfort for those dealing with pain in various situations. During the study, participants experience experimental pain while listening to the enhanced audio. They then rate their pain intensity and unpleasantness using a scale from 0 to 100. This helps researchers measure the effectiveness of the audio-enhanced analgesia. The study does not mention any specific risks or benefits associated with this method.

NCT01835275
Principal SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital
Last updated: March 14, 2016
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Protocol

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

60 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Basic Science Study

Basic science studies help researchers understand how the body works or how a disease develops. They don't test treatments, but they build the foundation for future therapies.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 50 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

2 inclusion criteria required to participate
18-50 years old
Healthy
5 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
BDI-II score greater than 13
Current diagnoses of psychiatric or neurological disorders or chronic pain
current or previous ear/nose/throat or hearing issues
previous advanced music training
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

3 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Subjects are tested with music, sound, and silence, after conditioning to enhance music induced analgesia

Group II

Active Comparator
Subjects are tested with music, sound, and silence, after conditioning to enhance sound induced analgesia

Group III

No Intervention
Subjects are tested with music, sound, and silence, with no enhanced audio received

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Hospital

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