Recruiting

Music

Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Code:

NCT07518953

Conditions

Procedural Anxiety

Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Music intervention

Local anesthesia injections

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is looking at whether listening to music during a nail biopsy can reduce pain and anxiety. Patients scheduled for a nail biopsy at the Weill Cornell Medicine dermatology clinic will be randomly assigned to either listen to a calming instrumental/classical music playlist during their procedure or receive standard care without music. After the procedure, participants will complete short questionnaires rating their pain, anxiety, and overall satisfaction. The goal is to determine whether a simple, low-cost music intervention can improve the experience of patients undergoing nail biopsies.

Conditions

Procedural Anxiety

Pain

Study ID

NCT07518953

Start date

Jun 18, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jan, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female ≥18 years of age
  • Scheduled to undergo nail biopsy at the Weill Cornell Medicine dermatology clinic
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant hearing impairment that would prevent ability to hear the music intervention
  • Cognitive impairment that would prevent completion of study questionnaires
  • Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Music Intervention

Participants listen to a standardized instrumental/classical/relaxing music playlist beginning 2-3 minutes before local anesthesia and continuing throughout the nail biopsy procedure.

other: Standard care/ control

Participants receive standard care during nail biopsy without any music intervention. No music is played during local anesthesia administration or the procedure.

Interventions

Music intervention

A standardized playlist of instrumental, classical, and relaxing music delivered to participants beginning 2-3 minutes before local anesthesia administration and continuing throughout the nail biopsy procedure. The music is intended to reduce procedural pain and anxiety as an adjunct to standard care.

Local anesthesia injections

Local anesthesia injections

Primary outcome measure

  • Mean pain intensity measured by Visual Analog Scale [ Time Frame: Immediately after the nail biopsy procedure ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Shari R Lipner, MD, PhD

(646) 962-3376shl9032@med.cornell.edu

Locations

Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Dermatology

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10021

Contacts

Shari R Lipner, MD, PhD

shl9032@med.cornell.edu

Rebecca Zhang, BS

rez4002@med.cornell.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Last update posted

Aug 4, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Weill Medical College of Cornell University on 2026-08-04.