None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Stress, anxiety, depression and sleep problems are common in NZ teenagers. Finding ways to help them improve this would be important and empowering. An immediate mood lift was seen in adults after listening to metal and quartz crystal singing bowls. We hope that teenagers may also benefit from this in terms of mood and sleep. This study will ask 20 male high school students to listen for 25 minutes to relaxation music played on quartz crystal singing bowls and will assess the effect of this on mood and sleep straight afterwards, as well as 1 week and 3 weeks later to see how long the effects last. If the relaxation music has a beneficial effect on mood and/or sleep quality then it could help teenagers to manage their mental health and sleep problems.
Interventions
The intervention consists of a single session with a group of 20 participants listening with eyes closed for 25 minutes to relaxation music played live by a musician on quartz crystal singing bowls.
Sponsors
Assoc. Prof. Michael Jameson
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
16 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
• Adequate hearing • Fluent in English • Written, informed consent • Currently attending high school
Exclusion criteria
• Taking any prescription medication except for asthma • Regular users of relaxation music from quartz crystal singing bowls
Outcome results
None listed