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Exploring the effect of music listening duration on anxiety reduction

Dose-response relationship between music and anxiety reduction

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN47181782
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-05-09
Start date
2023-07-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Participants are recruited and screened through prolific.com. In order to be eligible, participants must self-identify as taking anxiolytic medication and having moderate trait anxiety. Those eligible

Sponsors

Goldsmiths University of London
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Currently taking anxiolytics 2. Have moderate trait anxiety as defined by previously described State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA) trait anxiety threshold scores

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Do not meet the criteria for moderate trait anxiety 2. Not actively taking anxiolytic medication

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
State Anxiety is measured using the State Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety at baseline and post-intervention (after 12, 24, or 36 minutes)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Affect measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Scale at baseline and post-intervention (after 12, 24, or 36 minutes)

Countries

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Djibouti, England, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactLauren Stewart
lauren.stewart@roehampton.ac.uk-

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026