Evaluation of The Effect of Music Therapy on Fear of Needle Electromyography

Launched by TC ERCIYES UNIVERSITY · Jun 17, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at whether listening to music can help reduce fear and pain during a test called needle electromyography (EMG). Needle EMG is a procedure used to check how well your muscles and nerves are working, but it can sometimes cause discomfort or anxiety because it involves inserting a small needle into the muscle. The study will compare two groups of people having this test—one group will listen to music during the procedure, and the other will not—to see if music helps make the experience less stressful and painful.

People who might take part are adults between 18 and 70 years old who have been referred for this muscle and nerve test because of a condition called lumbosacral radiculopathy, which affects the lower back and legs. Participants need to be able to understand and cooperate with the study. However, people with hearing problems, certain medical conditions, or those taking specific medications that affect pain won’t be able to join. If you take part, you will undergo the usual needle EMG test, and depending on the group, you might listen to music during the test. The goal is to find out if music can help make this common but sometimes uncomfortable test easier and less scary for patients.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Patients aged 18-70 years referred to the Electroneuromyography Unit with a prediagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy
• • 2. Patients whose cognitive status is sufficient to complete the study and who can be co-operated with
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Individuals with hearing impairment and/or the use of hearing aids
• • 2. Patients with a history of significant neurological or psychiatric illness.
• • 3. Patients with cognitive impairment
• • 4. Patients with a diagnosis of polyneuropathy.
• • 5. Patients receiving pharmacological agents that affect the pain state, including analgesics, antidepressants, and other medications.
• • 6. Individuals who have previously undergone electrodiagnostic studies.
• • 7. Individuals with contraindications for needle EMG, including those with bleeding disorders, anticoagulant use, or active infection.