Strauss by stress? Influence of different Music styles on the cardiovascular System in humans. A prospective randomized study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009792

Enrollment

120

Registered

2015-12-23

Start date

2012-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Heart-healthy participants

Interventions

Group 1: Music application with Mozart, Strauss or ABBA performed on 3 days: one day with one Music style. Music application was performed during 25 minutes. All volunteers layed with closed eyes. Du

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers, no arterial Hypertension, no medication. Physical examination and 12-lead electrocardiogramm normal

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Arterial Hypertension, any medication, pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mesaurement of blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) and heart rate during Music application (Duration ca. 25 minutes). Venous mesaurement of Cortisol Prior to and after Music application. Music was applied in healthy volunteers. After Music application continuous mesasurement of blood pressure and heart rate until 1.00 p.m (total Duration 3 hours). Control Group: identical study protocol with venous blood for Cortisol mesaurement at 10.00 a.m., ca. 25 minutes headphones without Music, only silence, continuos Registration of blood pressure and heart rate from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (total Duration 3 hours).	—

Measure

Time frame

Mesaurement of blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) and heart rate during Music application (Duration ca. 25 minutes). Venous mesaurement of Cortisol Prior to and after Music application. Music was applied in healthy volunteers. After Music application continuous mesasurement of blood pressure and heart rate until 1.00 p.m (total Duration 3 hours). Control Group: identical study protocol with venous blood for Cortisol mesaurement at 10.00 a.m., ca. 25 minutes headphones without Music, only silence, continuos Registration of blood pressure and heart rate from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (total Duration 3 hours).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHans-Joachim Trappe

Medizinische Universitäts-Klinik II (Kardiologie und Angiologie)Marien Hospital HerneKlinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum

hans-joachim.trappe@t-online.de023234991600

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026