Clinical Trial

Stepped-Care Intervention of Music and Imagery to Assess Relief (SCIMITAR) Trial

Study acronym: SCIMITAR
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Record status
This record was last updated October 16, 2025 (before its estimated January 31, 2026 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.
Summary
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.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07217821
Lead Sponsor Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Collaborators: Indiana Institute for Medical Research
Conditions Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Veterans, Music Therapy
Enrollment 180 participants
Start Date 2023-08-30
Primary Completion 2026-01-31 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-04-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-10-16