Recruiting

Music

Sponsor:

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Code:

NCT03610503

Conditions

Anxiety

Pain

Nerve Injury

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Music

Study Details

Brief summary:

Patients often report anxiety and pain related to electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS) which are tests used to look for diseases of the nerves and muscles. Unfortunately, for those with very high levels of test related stress, the experience may be very frightening and may impede completion of the study and negatively impact on making a timely and accurate diagnosis. Several studies have shown that music can improve anxiety and pain levels in various situations and procedures. Our study will allow participants to play music of their choice during EMG and NCS in order to determine if the pain and anxiety that they experience is reduced.

Conditions

Anxiety

Pain

Nerve Injury

Study ID

NCT03610503

Start date

Aug 20, 2018

Status verified date

Mar, 2019

Completion date

Aug, 2020

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2019

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients 18 years of age or older referred for NCS and EMG at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care in London, Ontario will be eligible and offered entry into the study if the following criteria are met: the NCS/EMG are indicated, they have at least a 6th grade reading level in English such that they can complete the STAI, and the patient is willing and able to provide signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Use of hearing aids that would preclude or hinder the use of over-ear headphones.
2. Profound hearing loss.
3. Cognitive Impairment

Study Design

Enrollment

90 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Music

Patients listen to music during EMG test

no intervention: Control (Standard Care)

Patients do not listen to music during EMG test (ie. Standard of care)

Interventions

Music

Participants in this arm will listen to music during the EMG testing

Primary outcome measure

  • State-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) [ Time Frame: Change in STAI (State sub-scale) from immediately before the EMG procedure, during the EMG procedure and immediately after EMG procedure ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Steven Macaluso, M.D.

5196854292steven.macaluso@sjhc.london.on.ca

Locations

Mount Hope EMG Lab, St. Joseph's Health Care (SJHC)

Recruiting

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 1Y6

Contacts

Tom Miller, M.D.

6196854292tom.miller@sjhc.london.on.ca

More Information

Sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Last update posted

Mar 14, 2019

Last verified

Mar, 2019

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's on 2019-03-14.