NCT05590910

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 89 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Music	Fifteen minutes of classical music will be played overhead in the classroom. The students will be instructed not to use other electronic devices such as ear buds or phones during this time.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-09
• Primary completion: 2022-08-10
• Completion: 2022-10-10
• First posted: 2022-10-21
• Last updated: 2024-05-03
• Results posted: 2024-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States