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Listening to Calming Music

ConditionsMusicAutonomic State
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-89
SponsorUniversity of Florida

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore possible benefits and mechanisms through which listening to music can improve health and wellness. The main goals of the study are:

* To investigate whether pre-survey measures of autonomic reactivity relate to the overall functioning of participants. * To examine the immediate effects of listening to the augmented music. * To identify individual characteristics that influence the immediate effects of listening to the augmented music.

Participants will:

PHASE 1:

* Complete the online pre- and post-surveys * Listen to the brief music demo * Listen to the full 15-minutes music session

PHASE 2:

* Complete the online pre- and post-surveys. * Heart rate data will be collected continuously for about 25 minutes. It will be collected for 5 minutes before and after the intervention, and for 15 minutes during the intervention. * Provide pre- and post- music saliva samples (1.5mL). * Listen to full 15-minutes music session.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Between the ages of 18 and 89

Proficient in English

Attendees of an online workshop session

Disqualifiers

Between the ages of 18 and 45

Proficient in English

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Augmented Theme

    Behavioral

    The music is augmented by embedding the natural rhythms of bodily functions (e.g. breathing, heart rate variability, vascular tone, etc) that signal the body to calm.

  • Mahler Theme

    Behavioral

    15-minutes of a Mahler composition.

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Augmented ThemeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control ThemeActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Assessing the Impact of Autonomic Reactivity using the Body Perceptions Inventory Short Form

This 20-item measure is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (never = 1, occasionally = 2, sometimes = 3, usually = 4, always = 5). Items are summed to determine total autonomic reactivity score, with the higher scores indicating greater autonomic reactivity

Time frame
Baseline
2

Assessing the Impact of Adversity History on the Effectiveness of Listening to Music

This measure assesses the impact of six types of traumatic experiences (childhood adverse experiences, childhood maltreatment, intimate partner maltreatment, other person maltreatment, life-threatening situations, sudden losses, and person health situations). Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (did not occur = 0, occurred and no impact on my life = 1 to big impact on my life = 4). Items are summed to determine total impact scores.

Time frame
Baseline
3

Measuring Change in subjective feelings of calmness and autonomic state using the Benefits List

This 20-item measure, which assesses subjective feelings of calmness and autonomic state was created for this study.

Time frame
From baseline through study completion, an average of 90 minutes
4

Assessing the Impact of anxiety on the Effectiveness of Listening to Music using the GAD-7

This 7-item measure assesses the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms. It is scored on a 4-point Likert scale (not at all = 0, several days = 1, more than half the days = 2, nearly every day = 3). The items are summed to calculate the total anxiety score, with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety symptoms.

Time frame
Baseline

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Florida

Lead sponsor

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