Music and Perceived Rate of Exertion

Influence of a Distractive Auditory Stimulus on the Rate of Exertion During Pulmonary Rehabilitation Sessions

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01833260

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-16

Start date

2013-05-31

Completion date

2014-06-30

Last updated

2014-07-18

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Conditions

COPD

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of listening to ambient music on the perceived exertion rate during pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMusic

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

45 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* participate in the program for at least one month after the initial medical investigation, be free of exacerbations for 1 month and have maintained exactly the same program session for both evaluated sessions

Exclusion criteria

* participate to only session of one condition

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rate of exertion	After 1 hour

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dyspnea	After 1 hour	Using a visual analogue scale
Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale	After 1 hour	The score of anxiety and depression will be measured

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 5, 2026