Journal article
A Collaborative Approach in Mechanistic Music-Based Intervention and Pain Research: NCCIH Research Networks
Leonardo (Oxford), v 58(6), pp 618-622
20 Oct 2025
Abstract
This paper describes three research networks funded by the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The networks seek to advance the mechanistic understanding of music-based interventions (MBIs) for pain management. The networks address critical gaps hindering MBI research, including inconsistent terminology, lack of mechanistic understanding, and insufficient objective measures. The Music4Pain Network focuses on the development of a taxonomy, a mechanistic framework, and research priorities; the ENSEMBLE Network promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration, collation of real-world data from clinical settings, and biomarker identification; and the Audio Analgesia Network emphasizes computational methods and innovative technologies to advance mechanistic research in MBIs. Together, these networks form the Music and Health Consortium, conducting collaborative research through specialized working groups, pilot funding opportunities, and training programs to improve the rigor and mechanistic understanding of MBIs for pain management.
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- Title
- A Collaborative Approach in Mechanistic Music-Based Intervention and Pain Research: NCCIH Research Networks
- Creators
- Debra S. Burns (Corresponding Author) - University of MemphisJoke Bradt - Drexel UniversityJeffery A. Dusek - University of California, Irvine
- Publication Details
- Leonardo (Oxford), v 58(6), pp 618-622
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): U24AT012602 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): U24AT012601 NCCIH/NIH: U24AT012603
This publication was made possible by Grant Number U24AT012602 (Burns, PI) from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); U24AT012601 (Bradt, PI) by the NCCIH/NIH; and U24AT012603 (Dusek, Bhasin, Loewy Malik, mPIs) by the NCCIH/NIH. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCCIH, NEA, or the NIH.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001630803600013
- Other Identifier
- 991022127249004721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Art