u/Accomplished_Cod5067

Hi everyone!

My coursemate and I are Honours students at Macquarie University, and we are currently recruiting participants for a research study exploring whether music listening may help reduce pain and stress in people living with chronic pelvic pain.

Participants must:

• Have chronic pelvic pain/ an associated condition
• Be assigned female at birth
• Be over 18 years of age
• Have access to a music streaming service
• Be proficient in english
• Live in Australia
• Do not have a hearing impairment that impedes your ability to listen to music.

The study involves:
- Two online surveys (~30 minutes each; before and after the study)
- Creating two 20-minute playlists (one for high-pain days and one for low-pain days)
- Listening to your chosen playlist for 20 minutes a day over one week
- An optional 30-minute interview for selected participants

As a thank you, participants who complete the study will be entered into a draw to win one of six $50 gift vouchers.

If you're interested in participating or would like more information, you can find the study here: https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42yBxiwUgK4S9aS

We’d also really appreciate any help to share the study Thank you!

Note: This study has been approved by the Macquarie University Human Ethics Committee (ID: 520261898167594). Please feel free to contact the researchers at sumin.yeo@students.mq.edu.au or dannielle.clutterbuck@students.mq.edu.au if you have further questions.

Hello! I am an Honours student at Macqaurie Uni, and my coursemate and I are inviting individuals living with chronic pelvic pain to take part in our research study exploring whether music listening can help reduce pain and stress.

The study involves:

• Completing two online surveys (approximately 30 minutes each) before and after the study
• Creating 2 20-minute playlists (one for high pain, one for low pain)
• Listening to your own music playlist for 20 minutes a day over one week
• An optional 30-minute interview for selected participants

As a thank you, participants who complete the study will be entered into a draw to win one of six $50 gift vouchers.

To start, click this link: https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42yBxiwUgK4S9aS

This study has been approved by the Macquarie University Human Ethics Committee (ID: 520261898167594). Please feel free to contact the researchers at sumin.yeo@students.mq.edu.au or dannielle.clutterbuck@students.mq.edu.au if you have further questions.

Note: Our study has an inclusion criteria, which is as follows. Participants must:

• Have chronic pelvic pain/ an associated condition
• Be assigned female at birth
• Be over 18 years of age
• Have access to a music streaming service
• Be proficient in english
• Live in Australia
• Do not have a hearing impairment that impedes your ability to listen to music.

We understand that this might exclude some people who are interested in our study! If you don't meet our inclusion criteria but want to find out more, please do drop us an email!