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NCT Number: NCT03381820

Effectiveness of Thai Northeastern Folk Musical Therapy for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients

A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a tertiary care hospital, Khon Kaen province, Thailand. Sixty participants were randomized to music listening group and control group. The music listening group was assigned to listen to 30-minute instrumental folk music everyday for one month. Home BP and office BP were monitored and recorded.

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Key information

Conditions

Musical Therapy as a Complementary Treatment of Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension Vascular Diseases

Age range

40 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Emergency Medicine, Khon Kaen University

Khon Kaen, Muang, 40002, Thailand

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 40-80 years old
  • Diagnosed stage-2 hypertension (HT) (defined by office systolic blood pressure >= 140mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure >= 90 mm Hg at first hospital visit)

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women, white-coat HT, secondary HT and hearing loss or blind.

Treatment and study plan

instrumental folk music

Other

The music was composed and edited by a professor of Folk Musical Department, Faculty of Arts, Khon Kaen University. There were total of 6 songs, 32-minute length. The music was slow-instrumental, 60-80 beats per minute and ranged between 40-60 decibel levels.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline of home systolic and diastolic blood pressure at day 30th

    Time frame: Day 0th (baseline) to day 30th.

    Home blood pressure of participant was monitored and recorded.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline of office systolic and diastolic blood pressure at day 120th

    Time frame: Day 0th and day 120th

    Office blood pressure was measured at day 0th (baseline) and at day 120th (3-month follow up).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Khon Kaen University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Instrumental Folk Music Listening Reduced Home Blood Pressure in Stage-2 Hypertensive Patients; a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Dec 22, 2017
Registry last updated
Dec 22, 2017

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