The Effect of Music Meditation Therapy in Patients With Chronic Pain Receiving Botox

The Impact of Music Meditation Therapy on Pain, Mood, and Stress When Botulium Toxin (Botox) Injection is Utilized: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the impact of music meditation therapy session on patients with chronic pain who are receiving Botox injections at a pain management center.

This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that employs a two-arm parallel-group design. Ninety-eight participants scheduled to receive a Botox injection will be randomly assigned to receive individual music meditation therapy intervention group or standard care control group before the participant's Botox injection. The study team will use an embedded mixed methods study that uses both quantitative and qualitative data. Qualitative data play a supporting role and are embedded within a larger RCT. The qualitative data will help the investigators better understand the patients' experience of the interventions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients of both genders ages 18-60 who have been referred for Botox injection for treatment of chronic pain at the Rowan SOM NeuroMusculoskeletal Institute. These patients will have a prior diagnosis made by their physicians necessitating treatment with Botox injections.
• Patients who have previously received a Botox injection or patients receiving Botox injections for the first time can participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who cannot speak or understand English for informed consent and patient teaching
• Patients with hearing impairment.
• Pregnant women, children and/or minors, cognitively impaired patients or the elderly (above 60 years of age).