Impact of Two Methods of Listening to Music During Exercise on Perceived Exertion and Overall Physical Activity

Sedentary Lifestyle Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Two Methods of Listening to Music During Exercise on Perceived Exertion and Overall Physical Activity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00804700
• Other study ID #: 2008-316
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 8, 2008
• Last updated: April 21, 2010
• Start date: December 2008
• Est. completion date: June 2009

Study information

• Verified date: December 2008
• Source: Georgetown University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare two different methods of listening to music while performing aerobic exercise: synchronous music listening vs. asynchronous music listening. Synchronous music listening while exercising is a learned activity where the participant moves his or her body in synchrony with the beat of the music, similar to dancing or to participating in a group exercise (aerobics) class. Our hypothesis is that synchronous music listening reduces the level of perceived exertion to the exercise and motivates the subject to exercise more often. This study randomly assigns 46 subjects, age 20-55 years old to either a control group of listening to their own favorite music in an asynchronous fashion or to an intervention group of listening to prepared music in a synchronous fashion over a six week period.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 46
• Est. completion date: June 2009
• Est. primary completion date: June 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult employees of Georgetown University (age 20-55) who listen to music while exercising.

Exclusion Criteria::

• A major medical condition that would prevent the participant from undertaking regular exercise

• The use of beta blocker medication

• Participation in varsity sports

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sedentary Lifestyle

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Active teaching in synchronous listening to music while exercising
Subjects will be instructed to exercise while listening to four audio tutorials that are stored on their MP-3 player. These tutorials guide the subject on how to synchronize his or her body movements to the beat of the music.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Georgetown University	Washington DC	District of Columbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Georgetown University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) from baseline to final test at 6 weeks intervention		6 weeks	No
Secondary	Difference in exercise-related energy expenditure over six weeks between to intervention and control groups		6 weeks	No