An interventional study of Music in Stress, sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-03.
Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This study is examining the effect of listening to music on personal variables such as stress, anxiety, and academic performance. Previous research has shown that listening to music can help in reducing the effects of anxiety and stress.
Students will be divided and randomized into two recording groups: 1.) Music Intervention Group, 2.) Non-Music Control Group. The music intervention group will receive a 15-minute music intervention and variables such as heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety, and academic performance will be measured. The non-music control group will not receive the intervention; however, the same variables will be measured.
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The music intervention group will receive a 15-minute music intervention and variables such as heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety, and academic performance will be measured.
Other: Music
Variables such as heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety, and academic performance will be measured.
Fifteen minutes of classical music will be played overhead in the classroom. The students will be instructed not to use other electronic devices such as ear buds or phones during this time.
Also known as: Classical music
Heart Rate Measurement
Heart rate will be measured using a smartwatch Time 1 (pre-intervention) Time 2 (post-intervention) Time 3 (post-skill)
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)
Blood Pressure Measurement
Change in Blood pressure will be measured using a smartwatch. Only MAP reported: the average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole Time 1 Time 2 Time 3
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)
State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Change in score on the STAI survey, a 20 item survey with each item rated on a 4 point scale from "almost never" to "almost always. Possible range of scores are from 20-80 with a higher score indicating greater anxiety.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)
Academic Performance
Measuring the Skills Competency Recording Performance (Pass/Fail basis)
Time frame: Baseline to study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)
| Milestone | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group |
|---|---|---|
| Started | 49 | 40 |
| Completed | 49 | 40 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 |
Heart rate will be measured using a smartwatch Time 1 (pre-intervention) Time 2 (post-intervention) Time 3 (post-skill)
| beats per minute | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group |
|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | 83.45 ± 11.75 | 82.80 ± 11.92 |
| Time 2 | 81.88 ± 11.82 | 84.38 ± 10.87 |
| Time 3 | 89.31 ± 13.61 | 91.13 ± 14.71 |
Change in Blood pressure will be measured using a smartwatch. Only MAP reported: the average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole Time 1 Time 2 Time 3
| mmHg | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group |
|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | 91.88 ± 4.82 | 91.39 ± 5.85 |
| Time 2 | 91.14 ± 4.69 | 90.89 ± 6.40 |
| Time 3 | 93.28 ± 3.99 | 92.08 ± 4.21 |
Change in score on the STAI survey, a 20 item survey with each item rated on a 4 point scale from "almost never" to "almost always. Possible range of scores are from 20-80 with a higher score indicating greater anxiety.
| STAI Scores | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group |
|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | 43.84 ± 10.69 | 43.77 ± 10.04 |
| Time 2 | 36.92 ± 12.81 | 41.63 ± 12.96 |
| Time 3 | 37.51 ± 11.36 | 38.38 ± 11.62 |
Measuring the Skills Competency Recording Performance (Pass/Fail basis)
| participants | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | 36 | 26 |
| Fail | 13 | 14 |
Collected over approximately 45 minutes. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Intervention Group | 0/49 (0%) | 0/49 (0%) | 0/49 (0%) |
| Non-Music Control Group | 0/40 (0%) | 0/40 (0%) | 0/40 (0%) |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 27.55 ± 6.63 | 24.75 ± 4.47 | 26.29 ± 5.73 |
| Sex/Gender, Customized(Participants) | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Female | 37 | 33 | 70 |
| Non-Binary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 18 | 45 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| White | 35 | 25 | 60 |
| More than one race | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants) | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic/Latino | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| White | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Black or African American | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Asian | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other/Mixed | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Region of Enrollment(Participants) | Music Intervention Group | Non-Music Control Group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 40 | 89 |
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Plan to share: Yes — De-identified data will be shared with other faculty and published in a peer reviewed journal.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap
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