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NCT Number: NCT06590363

The Effect of Music on Anxiety in the Appointment Period

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.

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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

Cátia Valesca Nunes Solis

Coimbra, Coimbra District, 3000-317, Portugal

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

  • 17 years or younger;
  • deaf;
  • illiterate.

Treatment and study plan

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.

Primary outcomes

  1. Anxiety

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    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).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Heart rate

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Participants achieved a response if the heart rate reduze in the end of the appointment

  2. Blood Pressure

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Participants achieved a response if the systolic and diastolic blood pressure reduze in the end of the appointment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Musical Intervention in Anxiety on Patients and Doctors in the Appointment Period

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2024

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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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