An interventional study of Slow-tempo music and Fast-tempo music in Postural Balance and Ankle Proprioception, sponsored by Jouf University. Not yet recruiting. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-28.
Sponsored by Jouf University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This randomized crossover study will investigate the acute effects of different music tempi on static balance, dynamic balance, and ankle proprioception in healthy young adults. Participants will complete three experimental conditions: slow-tempo music, fast-tempo music, and a no-music control condition. Balance and ankle joint position sense will be assessed under each condition. The study will compare the outcomes across the three conditions to determine whether different musical tempi are associated with changes in balance and ankle proprioceptive performance.
Jouf University is the lead sponsor of 21 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.
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Female university students. Aged 18-25 years. Able to stand and walk independently. Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m². Pregnancy. Neurological, musculoskeletal, or vestibular conditions that may affect balance or postural control.
Foot posture or lower-limb alignment conditions that may affect balance or ankle proprioception.
Participants assigned to this sequence will receive slow-tempo music during the first experimental condition, fast-tempo music during the second experimental condition, and no music during the third experimental condition. The order of conditions will be separated according to the study protocol.
Behavioral: Slow-tempo music · Behavioral: Fast-tempo music · Behavioral: No music
Behavioral: Slow-tempo music · Behavioral: Fast-tempo music · Behavioral: No music
Behavioral: Slow-tempo music · Behavioral: Fast-tempo music · Behavioral: No music
Behavioral: Slow-tempo music · Behavioral: Fast-tempo music · Behavioral: No music
Behavioral: Slow-tempo music · Behavioral: Fast-tempo music · Behavioral: No music
Behavioral: Slow-tempo music · Behavioral: Fast-tempo music · Behavioral: No music
Participants will listen to slow-tempo music during the assigned experimental condition. Static balance, dynamic balance, and ankle joint position sense will be assessed under this condition.
Participants will listen to fast-tempo music during the assigned experimental condition. Static balance, dynamic balance, and ankle joint position sense will be assessed under this condition.
Participants will complete the assigned experimental condition without music. Static balance, dynamic balance, and ankle joint position sense will be assessed under this condition.
Static Balance - Single-Leg Stance Test Using the phyphox Smartphone Application
Static balance will be assessed using the Single-Leg Stance Test with a smartphone running the phyphox application.
Time frame: During each intervention condition
Dynamic Balance - Four Square Step Test (FSST) Completion Time
Dynamic balance will be assessed using the Four Square Step Test (FSST), with the completion time recorded as the participant steps through the four squares in different directions.
Time frame: During each intervention condition
Ankle Proprioception - Ankle Joint Position Sense (JPS) Test
Ankle proprioception will be assessed using the Ankle Joint Position Sense (JPS) test by measuring the participant's ability to reproduce a predetermined ankle joint position.
Time frame: During each intervention condition
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