Effectiveness of Music Practical Examinations

NCT06187272 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: RussellSage
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

College student anxiety is rising alarmingly and directly affects academics, occupations, and well-being. Occupational therapy (OT) students encounter a rigorous workload and pressure to become entry-level practitioners. Higher education faculty strive for evidence-based teaching strategies and effective classroom management and are often challenged to promote a positive classroom culture. This quasi-experimental study explored the effect of listening to music during a lab practical examination on the performance of OT graduate students.

Conditions

Test Anxiety; Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• State-Trait Inventory

  The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory a self-report questionnaire, follows a Likert scale and measures state and trait anxiety with 40 questions and a maximum score of 80

  Day 1

• Test Anxiety Inventory

  The Test Anxiety Inventory is one of the most frequently used self-reported measures of situational anxiety and symptom frequency throughout an exam, like apprehension and nervousness

  Day 1

• Blood pressure

  The measurement of a systolic and diastolic ratio

  Day 1

• Heart rate

  Measuring beats per minute

  Day 1

Study Arms (2)

Group one with no music

NO INTERVENTION

Graduate students with no music

Group Two with music

EXPERIMENTAL

Graduate students listening to music

Behavioral: Listening to music

Interventions

Listening to music BEHAVIORAL

Students listened to background music during a practical examination of 60 bpm.

Group Two with music

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 34 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Graduate occupational therapy students enrolled in Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology or Physical Agent Modalities

You may not qualify if:

• Students not registered for Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology or Physical Agent Modalities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Russell Sage College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Russell Sage College

Troy, New York, 12180, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Chris Mulligan

  Russell Sage College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: There was no masking
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: One group was a control, one group received the intervention

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 16, 2023
• First Posted: January 2, 2024
• Study Start: December 7, 2021
• Primary Completion: November 28, 2023
• Study Completion: November 28, 2023
• Last Updated: January 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)