The Effect of Music on Anxiety in the Appointment Period

The Effect of Musical Intervention in Anxiety on Patients and Doctors in the Appointment Period

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06590363

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-19

Start date

2024-01-01

Completion date

2024-04-14

Last updated

2024-09-19

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Conditions

Anxiety

Keywords

music, anxiety, heart rate, blood pressure, appointment

Brief summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if musical intervention can reduce anxiety on patients and doctors in the appointment period. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can music reduce the psychological symptoms of anxiety at the end of the appointment? Can music reduce heart rate and blood pressure at the end of the appointment? Researchers will compare if the presence of zen music during the appointment influences anxiety levels. Participants in the intervention group will listen to music during the appointment. Those in the control group will not have music in the office during the appointment.

Interventions

OTHERListening to zen music

We conducted a quasi-randomized controlled clinical trial with two groups: Intervention Group (I), which corresponded to patients and doctors who underwent the period of musical listening in the office; and the Control Group (C), composed of patients and doctors who did not undergo the period of musical listening.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* scheduled appointment; * agree to participate in the clinical trial.

Exclusion criteria

* 17 years or younger; * deaf; * illiterate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Anxiety	16 weeks	Participants achieved a response if they scored of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory reduze in the end of the appointment. STAI scores are classified as no or low anxiety (20-37), moderate anxiety (38-44), and high anxiety (45-80).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Heart rate	16 weeks	Participants achieved a response if the heart rate reduze in the end of the appointment
Blood Pressure	16 weeks	Participants achieved a response if the systolic and diastolic blood pressure reduze in the end of the appointment

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026