The effects of music listening on the management of pain in primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized controlled clinical trial
Assessed by RV004 · Research Assistant
Assessed on 5 Nov 2025
OverallReviewer's overall integrity assessment, derived from all research questions Some concerns
DOI 10.1080/08098131.2020.1761867 (opens in new tab)
Resource ripekg:research-integrity-assessment/RIPEA54AD6987D1AAA299
5 Research Questions · 3 Evidence Items
Q1.1 — Does the study have an associated retraction?
Rationale: Even though one reference has been retracted, it was a protocol study, and the research group has retracted it in order to publish a new version. I am not entirely sure about the reason behind this decision or how this reference may impact our study. However, it certainly raises concerns that need to be clarified with further checks on my part.
Supporting Evidence (1)
Retraction NoticeSource: Retraction Watch database
Music for pain relief
10.1002/14651858.cd004843.pub3 (opens in new tab)RetractionWatch ID:Record identifier in the Retraction Watch database 32781
Rationale: Notice - Limited or No Information;Removed
Q1.2 — Does the study have an associated expression of concern or other relevant post-publication notice?
Rationale: No rationale provided
Q1.3 — Do other studies by the research team highlight causes for concern?
Rationale: No rationale provided
Q2.2 — Are there concerns relating to the timing or absence of study registration?
Rationale: No rationale provided
Supporting Evidence (2)
Clinical Trial RegistrationSource: Clinical trial registry (e.g. ClinicalTrials.gov, ISRCTN)
Registration ID: NCT03593850
Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry Link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03593850 (opens in new tab)
Registration Date: 10-07-2018
Prospective:Whether the trial was registered before participant recruitment began No
Assessment Rationale:How INSPECT-AI determined the prospective registration status by comparing dates Comparison performed at month level. Registration: 2018-07, LLM Recruitment Start: 2017-09. Deemed retrospective at month level.
Study Design EvidenceDates and timelines extracted by INSPECT-AI from the publication text
Recruitment Start: 09-2017
Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Methods: 'A researcher-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted from September 2017'; no specific day given.
Recruitment End: N/A
Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date No explicit recruitment end date found.
Study End: 04-2018
Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date Methods: 'A researcher-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted from September 2017 to April 2018'; using the end of the range as the study end date.
Overall — What is the overall integrity assessment of the study?
Rationale: Even though one reference has been retracted, it was a protocol study, and the research group has retracted it to publish a new version. I am not entirely sure about the reason behind this decision or how this reference may impact our study. However, it certainly raises concerns that need to be clarified with further checks on my part. Additionally, the fact that the trial registration is retrospective adds to these concerns. I believe it is fair to say that there are several issues regarding the validity of this study.