NCT05979103

Music Genre Stereotypes to Boost Relaxation in Chronic Pain Patients

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Irvine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Social psychological research has demonstrated that internalized stereotypes affect people's attitudes and behaviors. Music-based interventions that rely on stereotypes might have promise for keeping participants engaged in health interventions, reducing stress, and improving wellbeing.

Detailed description

Group Assignments Participants will be randomized into one of four groups. 1. Group 1 (Reggae): Participants in this group will receive the stereotype and listen to the music over the 4 weeks. 2. Group 2 (Preferred): Participants in this group will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks. 3. Control Group: Participants in this group will serve as a control and will not receive any intervention until the study is completed. They will complete a baseline survey and a follow-up survey at four weeks, as well as similar daily surveys. Some recordings will be sent to this group after the study is completed, without tracking their usage. Intervention All groups will complete a baseline and 4-week follow-up survey. Participants in Group 1 and Group 2 will engage in daily listening 4-week intervention.They will have access to electronic audio recordings, with the order of listening labeled for each day. It is up to them if they want to listen to the daily recordings.

Conditions

• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Listening to Reggae Music and told the stereotype	Participants in this group will be told about he stereotype of reggae in making people more calm. They will listen to reggae music over the 4 weeks. Each day, we will send them a playlist to listen to.
BEHAVIORAL	Listening to Preferred Music	Participants in this group will NOT be told the stereotype for the audio they are listening to. They will listen to preferred music over the 4 weeks. Each day, we will remind them to listen to preferred music.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-30
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2023-08-07
• Last updated: 2025-04-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States