The Influence of Different Music Genres on Hearing Performance in Noise

NCT06945588 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 09/990
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A fast tempo and major mode music improves cognitive performance by triggering a feeling of happiness. This study examines the impact of music on hearing performance, hypothesizing that listening to happy music may improve hearing performance in noise. Sixty-three normal hearing subjects aged between 18 and 35 years old were included. The subjects were randomly assigned to three groups: happy music, sad music, and control groups. The songs composed in minor mode with a tempo of \<80 beats per minute were categorized as "sad," while songs composed in major mode with a tempo of \>120 beats per minute were categorized as "happy". The Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) Test and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) were administered before and immediately after playing the music tracks. Repeated measures ANOVA test was run to compare the changes in measurement scores before and after listening to music.

Conditions

Hearing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The change in hearing performance in noise will be examined with Turkish Hearing in Noise Test after listening to different music genres.

  Turkish Hearing in Noise Test (HINT): The adaptive test protocol was followed through two JBL Control One loudspeakers. The chair was placed at a distance of one meter from the loudspeaker, at a 90° angle to each other and aligned with the participant's ear level in the horizontal plane, as described in the HINT protocol. The evaluation was performed in three conditions: noise front condition (speech and noise 0°), noise right condition (speech 0°, noise 90°), and noise left condition (speech 0°, noise 270°).

  Before and immediately after playing the music tracks.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The change in hearing performance in noise will be examined with Audible Contrast Thresholdafter listening to different music genres.

  Before and immediately after playing the music tracks.

Study Arms (3)

Happy music

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Music listening

Sad music

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Music listening

No music

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Music listening BEHAVIORAL

Happy music group listened to happy music (major mode with a tempo of \>120 beats per minute).

Happy music

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Native Turkish speakers,
• Aged between 18 and 35 years old with normal hearing thresholds (pure tone average \<25 dB),
• No history of otologic, psychiatric, or neurologic diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Aydın University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul Aydin University

Istanbul, Istanbul, 34295, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2025
• First Posted: April 25, 2025
• Study Start: December 2, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 3, 2025
• Study Completion: February 3, 2025
• Last Updated: April 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)