Effect of Music and Mindfulness Meditation

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of music and mindfulness meditation on anxiety and mindful interoception in undergraduate music students.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Participants must be undergraduate college students majoring in a music degree.
Participants must self-report feeling general anxiety at a level of 7/10 recently.
Participants must be proficient English-readers and -speakers and be full-time enrolled students.
Students of any gender and race/ethnic group may be included.
Participants must be novice meditators, having fewer than 10 total meditation experiences.
Students of any year will be accepted if they are considered undergraduate students by the university.

Exclusion criteria

Self-reporting feeling general anxiety below a 7/10 recently.
Having more than 10 total meditation experiences.

Treatment and study plan

Music in combination with mindfulness

Behavioral

Participants will attend two in-person sessions per week over two consecutive weeks. Each session will be up to one hour in duration. During each session, participants will engage in a 20-minute guided meditation while listening to instrumental music.

Primary outcomes

Change in State-Anxiety Inventory-5 questionnaire

Time frame: Baseline, up to 1 hour post intervention

The State-Anxiety Inventory-5 each consists of 5 items. The scale items are scored on a 4-point Likert scale of 1 to 4 (1= Not at all, 2= Somewhat, 3= Moderately so, 4= Very much so). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

Secondary outcomes

Change in Mindfulness Interoception measured by Likert scale

Time frame: Baseline, 2 weeks

The scale items are scored on a 4-point Likert scale of 1 to 4 (1= Not at all, 2= Somewhat, 3= Moderately so, 4= Very much so). A higher score suggests higher mindful interoception skills.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Miami

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Nov 26, 2024
Registry last updated: Apr 27, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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