NCT07518953

Effect of Music on Pain and Anxiety During Nail Biopsies

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	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.
PROCEDURE	Local anesthesia injections	Local anesthesia injections

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-01
• Primary completion: 2027-01-01
• Completion: 2027-01-01
• First posted: 2026-04-09
• Last updated: 2026-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States