Recruiting

Music

Sponsor:

University of Toronto

Code:

NCT02427113

Conditions

TMD

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Sound Oasis Vibrating Chair

Self-Select Music

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of the study will be to examine the effectiveness of an innovative use of music on TMD. Music and rhythmic vibrations can alter the basic processes related to sensation of pain in the brain. As well, music can block the neurological pathways that transmit pain sensations and thereby reduce pain. Music and vibrations are relaxing, reduce stress, and thereby reduce sensitivity to pain.

Conditions

TMD

Study ID

NCT02427113

Start date

May, 2015

Status verified date

May, 2016

Completion date

Jul, 2016

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2016

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • hearing able as listening to music is required as part of treatment
  • main source of pain is myofascial pain
  • on-going pain for 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute Inflammatory Conditions - an inflammation having a rapid onset, with a clear and distinct termination. (e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis)
  • Clients Presenting with Psychoses
  • Pregnancy
  • Hemorrhaging or Active Bleeding
  • Thrombosis
  • Hypotension
  • Pacemakers as contraindications of Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT) are related to these conditions.

Study Design

Enrollment

24 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Self-Select Music

Participants will be randomized to two groups. Self-select music will be used as treatment for managing pain. They will be required to listen to their preferred songs for 30 minutes per 7 days, recommended 5, for 3 weeks.

active comparator: Sound Oasis Vibrating Chair

Participants will be randomized to two groups. Vibroacoustic therapy will be administered in the form of a vibrating chair. They will be required to listen to their preferred songs for 30 minutes per 7 days, recommended 5, for 3 weeks.

Interventions

Sound Oasis Vibrating Chair

Sound oasis vibroacoustic chair will be used as treatment for managing TMD related pain

Self-Select Music

The self-select music of the participants will be applied for managing the painful symptoms of TMD

Primary outcome measure

  • Visual Analog Scale to measure pain levels [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Allan Gordon, PhD

416-586-5181

Alicia A Howard, PhD Candiate

905-617-0386alicia.howard@mail.utoronto.ca

Locations

Mount Sinai Hospital's Wasser Pain Management Centre

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contacts

Allan Gordon, PhD

416-586-5181

More Information

Sponsor

University of Toronto

Last update posted

May 12, 2016

Last verified

May, 2016

Keywords

  • TMD
  • Music Medicine
  • Vibroacousitc Therapy

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Toronto on 2016-05-12.