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Listening to Calming Music
Sponsor: University of Florida
Summary
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.
Official title: The Effect of Listening to Calming Music
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 89 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2024-12-04
Completion Date
2026-12-25
Last Updated
2026-03-10
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Augmented Theme
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
15-minutes of a Mahler composition.
Locations (2)
University of Florida McKnight Brain Institution
Gainesville, Florida, United States
UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, United States