The Impact of Background Music in Reducing Stress in Preclinical Dental Labs

NCT03725488 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: RDF-2015/16-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study was designed to evaluate students' level of stress and impact of background music on their efficiency of work, performance and learning ability during pre-clinical lab.

Conditions

Stress-related Problem

Keywords

Dental labs; genre; music; perceived stress scale; stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• coping mechanisms practiced by pre-clinical dental students to cope up stress.

  How students cope with the stress they experience by answering a questionnaire

  From baseline to 5 months

• PSS ((perceived stress scale) internationally used psychological scale for measuring the level of stress, it measures how stressful are the situations in one's life.)

  It consist of ten questions, each question has five answers arranged from zero to four. Each number has a point which reveals the level of stress for each question. Points were calculated according to the calculation system of the scale.

  From baseline to 5 months

• PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe stress

  The students were graded on their response to the questionnaire

  From baseline to 5 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Feedback of music of male and female pre-clinical dental students.

  From baseline to 5 months

• PSS scale range from 0-4,with 0-no stress,1-mild stress,3-moderate stress and 4-severe

  From Baseline to 5 months

Study Arms (2)

Active

Evaluate stress among dental students by Questionnaire

Other: Questionnaire

the present level of stress, comfort zone & coping with stress

Evaluate how stress was coped, the coping mechanisms used through Questionnaire

Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

students were involved in the pre-clinical prosthodontic lab. Participation in these labs were mandatory and it involved crown and bridge preparations on typodont models. There were 2 sessions of these labs per week, one for each gender. Each session lasted for 3 hours. The study was conducted in 2 phases. At the beginning of the first phase of the study, the labs were conducted without any BM for 4 weeks. PSS(perceived stress scale), a standardized and validated, self-reporting international test was used for measuring the level of psychological stress were administered to all participants.

Active; the present level of stress, comfort zone & coping with stress

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 23 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population were both male and female students aged between 18-23 yrs who were students of Ajman University dental campus,they are attending preclinical dental labs and belong to the 2nd and third year of the dentistry program

You may qualify if:

• Students were not taking any
• medication for anxiety
• did not suffer from depression
• did not have any systemic illness;
• and they had no aversion towards music.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who were taking
• medication for anxiety
• had depression
• had systemic illness
• they had aversion towards music

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ajman University: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 8 Weeks
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 10, 2018
• First Posted: October 31, 2018
• Study Start: February 24, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 25, 2016
• Study Completion: August 20, 2016
• Last Updated: October 31, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
• Time Frame: 2 months