The Effect of Music on Anxiety in the Appointment Period

NCT06590363 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 147-2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if musical intervention can reduce anxiety on patients and doctors in the appointment period. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can music reduce the psychological symptoms of anxiety at the end of the appointment? Can music reduce heart rate and blood pressure at the end of the appointment? Researchers will compare if the presence of zen music during the appointment influences anxiety levels. Participants in the intervention group will listen to music during the appointment. Those in the control group will not have music in the office during the appointment.

Conditions

Anxiety

Keywords

music; anxiety; heart rate; blood pressure; appointment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Anxiety

  Participants achieved a response if they scored of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory reduze in the end of the appointment. STAI scores are classified as "no or low anxiety" (20-37), "moderate anxiety" (38-44), and "high anxiety" (45-80).

  16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Heart rate

  16 weeks

• Blood Pressure

  16 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Music

EXPERIMENTAL

Corresponded to patients and doctors subjected to the period of listening to zen music in the appointment.

Other: Listening to zen music

Non-Music

NO INTERVENTION

Corresponded to patients and doctors not subjected to the period of listening to zen music.

Interventions

Listening to zen music OTHER

We conducted a quasi-randomized controlled clinical trial with two groups: Intervention Group (I), which corresponded to patients and doctors who underwent the period of musical listening in the office; and the Control Group (C), composed of patients and doctors who did not undergo the period of musical listening.

Music

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• scheduled appointment;
• agree to participate in the clinical trial.

You may not qualify if:

• years or younger;
• deaf;
• illiterate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cátia Valesca Nunes Solis

Coimbra, Coimbra District, 3000-317, Portugal

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: January 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 14, 2024
• Study Completion: April 14, 2024
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Locations

PT (1)