The Effects of a Music Intervention on Stress, Anxiety and Academic Performance on Nursing Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stress
• Interventions: Other: Music

• Registration Number: NCT05590910
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Brief Summary

This study is examining the effect of listening to music on personal variables such as stress, anxiety, and academic performance. Previous research has shown that listening to music can help in reducing the effects of anxiety and stress.

Detailed Description

Students will be divided and randomized into two recording groups: 1.) Music Intervention Group, 2.) Non-Music Control Group. The music intervention group will receive a 15-minute music intervention and variables such as heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety, and academic performance will be measured. The non-music control group will not receive the intervention; however, the same variables will be measured.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-09
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-10
• Study Completion: 2022-10-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-21
• Results First Submitted: 2022-10-21
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Results First Submitted QC: 2023-11-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-29
• Results First Posted: 2024-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 89

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years and older
• Enrolled at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing clinical course
• First semester undergraduate nursing student

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Exclusion Criteria

• Under 18 years
• Second, third or fourth semester undergraduate nursing student

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music Intervention Group	Music	The music intervention group will receive a 15-minute music intervention and variables such as heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety, and academic performance will be measured.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)	Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)	Change in score on the STAI survey, a 20 item survey with each item rated on a 4 point scale from "almost never" to "almost always. Possible range of scores are from 20-80 with a higher score indicating greater anxiety.
Blood Pressure Measurement	Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)	Change in Blood pressure will be measured using a smartwatch. Only MAP reported: the average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole Time 1 Time 2 Time 3
Academic Performance	Baseline to study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)	Measuring the Skills Competency Recording Performance (Pass/Fail basis)
Heart Rate Measurement	Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)	Heart rate will be measured using a smartwatch Time 1 (pre-intervention) Time 2 (post-intervention) Time 3 (post-skill)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States