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Listening to Calming Music

University of Florida · NCT06710886

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–89 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
December 4, 2024
Record last updated
March 10, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

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.

Being studied: Augmented Theme; Mahler Theme

Conditions: Music; Autonomic State

Eligibility criteria

Copied from the official record. The study team makes the final decision at screening.

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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

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Florida McKnight Brain Institution

    Gainesville, FL 32610

    Site contact: John Williamson, PhD · 352-294-4903 · john.williamson@ufl.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Lourdes P Dale, PhD · 9042448998 · Lourdes.Dale@jax.ufl.edu
  • Audrey N Dana · audrey.dana@jax.ufl.edu
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