Physiological and Perceptual Effects of Music on Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

Metabolism Clinical Trial

Official title:

Physiological and Perceptual Effects of Music on Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03231163
• Other study ID #: 1082672-3
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 23, 2017
• Last updated: December 18, 2017
• Start date: July 5, 2017
• Est. completion date: October 3, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: December 2017
• Source: Old Dominion University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the study is to determine whether music has any effect on resting metabolic rate (RMR), which is the amount of energy expended at rest. There is currently conflicting research on how music affects RMR. One problem with RMR testing is that participants often fall asleep during the test. There can be a 5-10% difference in the metabolic rate between rest and sleep. If no change in RMR is observed, playing music during an RMR test could be a potential strategy to prevent participants from falling asleep. Participants will undergo RMR measurements while listening to no music, relaxing classical music, and self-selected classical music.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: October 3, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: October 3, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any metabolic disorder, or significant cardiopulmonary disease

• Taking medications that are known to affect RMR

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Metabolism

Intervention

Other:
• No Music
Participants lie supine on a table while no music is played.
• Relaxing Classical Music
Participants lie supine on a table while classical music is played.
• Self-Selected Relaxing Music
Participants lie supine on a table while self-selected relaxing music is played.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Human Performance Laboratory	Norfolk	Virginia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Old Dominion University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Daily Resting Metabolic Rate	RMR will be measured via indirect calorimetry (Parvomedics TrueOne system)	Participants will be randomized to three consecutive 15-minute trials involving listening to no music, classical music, or self-selected relaxing music. RMR will be measured continuously over each 15 min trial.
Secondary	Heart rate	Heart rate will be measured with a Polar chest strap monitor	Participants will be randomized to three consecutive 15-minute trials involving listening to no music, classical music, or self-selected relaxing music. Heart rate will be measured continuously over each 15 min trial.
Secondary	Excited/bored scale	Participants rate on a 0-9 Likert scale how bored or excited they are.	Participants will be randomized to three consecutive 15-minute trials involving listening to no music, classical music, or self-selected relaxing music. Levels of boredom/excitement will be measured at the end of each 15 min trial.
Secondary	Sleepiness scale	Participants rate on a 0-9 Likert scale how sleepy they are.	Participants will be randomized to three consecutive 15-minute trials involving listening to no music, classical music, or self-selected relaxing music. Levels of sleepiness will be measured at the end of each 15 min trial.