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

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05590910
• Other study ID #: HSC20210672H
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 9, 2022
• Est. completion date: October 10, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 89
• Est. completion date: October 10, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: August 10, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years and older

• Enrolled at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing clinical course

• First semester undergraduate nursing student

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 18 years

• Second, third or fourth semester undergraduate nursing student

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress

Intervention

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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	San Antonio	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Heart Rate Measurement	Heart rate will be measured using a smartwatch Time 1 (pre-intervention) Time 2 (post-intervention) Time 3 (post-skill)	Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)
Primary	Blood Pressure Measurement	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	Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)
Primary	State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)	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.	Baseline (pre-intervention), Time 2 (post intervention, approximately 30 minutes from baseline) and study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)
Primary	Academic Performance	Measuring the Skills Competency Recording Performance (Pass/Fail basis)	Baseline to study end (approximately 45 minutes from baseline)