POP SINGER Pilot Study

Pain Management Optimized Through Patient-centered Multi-Session Group Music Therapy Within INteGrative sharEd progRamming: A Single-arm Pilot Study

Conduct a single-arm pilot study (N = 24) to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the hybrid (i.e., half in-person, half online) POPSINGER group Music Therapy (MT) intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults age 18 and older
• Reporting pain on most days per month for a duration of ≥3 months
• Independently ambulatory
• Willing to participate in full scope of program
• Access to internet, active email address, & laptop, tablet, and/or PC with videoconferencing capabilities
• Have reliable access to a mobile device with an active data plan at home and is comfortable accessing the internet and their email with this device
• Able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant hearing and/or visual impairment
• Have had a major surgery (e.g., spine surgery, joint replacement) within the past 6 months
• Have a planned surgery within the next 6 months at the time of enrollment
• Unable to independently provide consent (i.e., no proxy consent)
• Active suicidal ideation
• Severe psychological comorbidity (e.g., psychosis, schizophrenia) that would prevent patient from engaging fully in intervention
• Receiving active cancer treatment
• Diagnosed with medical condition likely to be terminal within 24 weeks
• Active substance abuse diagnosis in EHR
• Currently receiving music therapy from a professional music therapist