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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03160300
Date of registration: 17/05/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Public title: The Effect of Binaural Beats on Pain Perception and Analgesic Medication Use in Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain
Scientific title: Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial on the Effect of Binaural Beats on Pain Perception and Analgesic Medication Use in Patients Suffering From Chronic Pain
Date of first enrolment: May 15, 2017
Target sample size: 21
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03160300
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Greece
Contacts
Name:     Dimitrios Kouvelas, Professor
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Affiliation:  Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Chronic pain

- Regular analgesic medication use

Exclusion Criteria:

- Malignant pain

- Headache as the cause of chronic pain

- Hearing disability

- Neuropsychiatric disease

- Previous experience with binaural beats



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Pain
Intervention(s)
Device: Music with Binaural Beats
Device: Music
Primary Outcome(s)
Effect on pain severity [Time Frame: After 30 minutes of listening to binaural beat signals or sham intervention]
Effect on analgesic medication use [Time Frame: One week on an "as needed" basis intervention use to alleviate pain, keeping a diary]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Effect on electroencephalogram (EEG) [Time Frame: 30 minutes of listening to binaural beat signals or sham intervention]
Secondary ID(s)
Binaural Beats Pain
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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Results
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