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Conditions
Brief summary
Binaural beats therapy is an emerging form of sound wave therapy with a range of reported psychological benefits. In the current study, musicians from the TENG Company produced a novel audio track by incorporating a dynamic progression of binaural beats from theta to delta waves in instrumental music and the researchers investigated the effect of this music on psychological stress and physiological arousal. We predicted that listening to instrumental music with binaural beats leads to beneficial psychological and physiological changes compared to listening to the same piece of music without binaural beats or an audiobook. One hundred and fifty-one university students participated in the study and were randomized to listen to instrumental music with binaural beats (n=52), instrumental music without binaural beats (n=52), or audiobook (n=47) for thirty minutes. Of which, thirty-two participants underwent physiologic measurement; they listened to instrumental music with binaural beats (n=10), instrumental music without binaural beats (n=12), or an audiobook (n=10). All participants answered sociodemographic and psychologic questions before and after listening to the soundtracks.
Interventions
This was a randomised controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of a sound therapy call Binaural Beats embedded in instrumental music towards relieving stress among university students. University students participated in the single-session study and were randomized to listen to instrumental music with binaural beats (n=52) and instrumental music without binaural beats (n=52) for thirty minutes while seated comfortably in a quiet room located on the campus. Up to two participants were in the
This was a randomised controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of a sound therapy call Binaural Beats embedded in instrumental music towards relieving stress among university students. University students participated in the single-session study and were randomized to listen to instrumental music with binaural beats (n=52) and instrumental music without binaural beats (n=52) for thirty minutes while seated comfortably in a quiet room located on the campus. Up to two participants were in the room at any time with safe distancing between them. The soundtracks were delivered over headphones. For the instrumental music with binaural beats group, the music is identical to the soundtrack without the binaural beats. In the music with binaural beats soundtrack, the music flow dynamically from theta to delta brainwaves in 30 minutes with the first 10 minutes occupied by theta wave (8 Hz to 4 Hz) and the remaining in the delta range (4 Hz to 0.5 Hz). Both soundtracks are produced exclusively by The TENG Company Ltd and are currently not available in the public domain. To ensure adherence, the occupational therapy students read the following script to all participants before the listening task “for the next 30 minutes, you will be listening to an audio track through the headphones in front of you. After you put on the headphones, please focus on the track that is playing and avoid all forms of distractions such as using your mobile phone. You may adjust the volume in front of you using the laptop if you find the volume too low or high. Do you have any questions before we begin?”
Sponsors
Singapore Institute of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. University students in Singapore, aged 18 to 35 years old.
Exclusion criteria
1. Students with a history of epilepsy and profound hearing loss due to the nature of study. 2. Students with cardiovascular disorders and a history of diagnosed mental health conditions as the study’s current focus is on healthy participants.
Outcome results
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