Actively Recruiting
Stepped-Care Intervention of Music and Imagery to Assess Relief (SCIMITAR) Trial
Led by Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine · Updated on 2025-10-16
180
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
139 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
H
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Lead Sponsor
I
Indiana Institute for Medical Research
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Th Stepped-Care Intervention of Music and Imagery to Assess Relief (SCIMITAR) Trial. SCIMITAR builds on our pilot study, the Feasibility and Acceptability of Music Imagery and Listening Interventions for Analgesia (FAMILIA), which demonstrated that telehealth delivery of music listening (ML) and music imagery (MI) interventions is feasible and acceptable to Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain. SCIMITAR leverages what we learned from FAMILIA into a fully powered trial, harnessing the benefits of sequential ML and MI into a stepped-care, music therapy intervention via telehealth for Veterans needing relief from pain.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Stepped-Care Intervention of Music and Imagery to Assess Relief (SCIMITAR) Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Musculoskeletal pain in the low back, cervical spine, or extremities (hips, knees, or shoulders) lasting 3 months or more
- At least moderate pain severity with a PEG score of 4 or higher on a 0 to 10 scale
- Access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone
- Ability to pass a technology assessment
You will not qualify if you...
- Hospitalization for medical or psychiatric illness within the past month
- Housing insecurity
- Suicidal thoughts with current intent or plan
- Hearing or cognitive impairment interfering with music listening or imagery work
- Currently receiving music therapy services
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Veterans Health Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sara M Kass, MD
CONTACT
M
Marianne Spevak, BSHS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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