Can Music Therapy Really Alleviate Chronic Pain? Reflections on the Design, Measurement, and Reporting of a Randomized Controlled Trial [Letter]

Fei-Yi Zhao,1–4,* Qiang-Qiang Fu,5,* Jie Qian5,6 1Department of Nursing, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, 201209, People’s Republic of China; 2Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia; 3School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia; 4Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200071, People’s Republic of China; 5Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200090, People’s Republic of China; 6Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei-Yi Zhao, Department of Nursing, School of International Medical Technology, Shanghai Sanda University, Shanghai, 201209, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 5021-0894, Fax +86 5021-0895, Email fyzhao@sandau.edu.cn; fei-yi.zhao@rmit.edu.au Jie Qian, Department of Clinical Psychology, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200090, People’s Republic of China, Tel + 86 021-6569 0520, Fax + 86 021-6569 6249, Email bsb.qianjie@tongji.edu.cn