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NCT Number: NCT05590910

The Effects of a Music Intervention on Stress, Anxiety and Academic Performance on Nursing Students

This study is examining the effect of listening to music on personal variables such as stress, anxiety, and academic performance. Previous research has shown that listening to music can help in reducing the effects of anxiety and stress.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

About this study

Students will be divided and randomized into two recording groups: 1.) Music Intervention Group, 2.) Non-Music Control Group. The music intervention group will receive a 15-minute music intervention and variables such as heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety, and academic performance will be measured. The non-music control group will not receive the intervention; however, the same variables will be measured.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years and older
  • Enrolled at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing clinical course
  • First semester undergraduate nursing student

Exclusion criteria

  • Under 18 years
  • Second, third or fourth semester undergraduate nursing student

Treatment and study plan

Music

Other

Fifteen minutes of classical music will be played overhead in the classroom. The students will be instructed not to use other electronic devices such as ear buds or phones during this time.

Other names: Classical music

Primary outcomes

  1. Heart Rate Measurement

    Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)

    Heart rate will be measured using a smartwatch Time 1 (pre-intervention) Time 2 (post-intervention) Time 3 (post-skill)

  2. Blood Pressure Measurement

    Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)

    Change in Blood pressure will be measured using a smartwatch. Only MAP reported: the average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole Time 1 Time 2 Time 3

  3. State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

    Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)

    Change in score on the STAI survey, a 20 item survey with each item rated on a 4 point scale from "almost never" to "almost always. Possible range of scores are from 20-80 with a higher score indicating greater anxiety.

  4. Academic Performance

    Time frame: Baseline to study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)

    Measuring the Skills Competency Recording Performance (Pass/Fail basis)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of a Music Intervention on Stress, Anxiety, and Academic Performance Among New Undergraduate Nursing Students

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 21, 2022
Registry last updated
May 3, 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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