The Effect of Listening to Calming Music
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.
Description
The purpose of the current study is to explore the effects of listening to 15-minutes of sonic augmented music on subjective feelings of calmness and autonomic state. Specific Aims: Specific Aim 1: To investigate whether pre-intervention measures of ANS reactivity relate to the overall functioning of the participants. •The investigators will examine measures of autonomic reactivity to prior mental health and medical adversity, embodiment, and emotional and physical health. Specific Aim 2: To identify the immediate effects of listening to the music •The investigators will explore whether l…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–89 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Phase 1: Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 18 and 89 * Proficient in English * Attendees of an online workshop session Exclusion Criteria: \- Over the age of 89 Phase 2: Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 18 and 45 * Proficient in English Exclusion Criteria: \- Over the age of 45
Interventions
- BehavioralAugmented 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.
- BehavioralMahler Theme
15-minutes of a Mahler composition.
Locations (2)
- University of Florida McKnight Brain InstitutionGainesville, Florida
- UF Health JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida