Effects of a 2-week Relaxing Music Intervention on Anxiety, Stress, and Gut Symptoms in Aerobic Exercisers

NCT ID: NCT04671628

Last Updated: 2023-11-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 19 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-10-01

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to determine the impacts of a 2-week relaxing music intervention on stress, anxiety, and gut symptoms in individuals who regularly perform structured aerobic exercise. Gut symptoms like bloating, reflux, cramping, nausea, etc. are relatively common during prolonged aerobic exercise. In addition, previous research has established that levels of anxiety and stress are associated with a higher occurrence of these gut symptoms. Relaxing music has reduced anxiety in certain populations, but currently, no studies are available on its effects on anxiety, stress, and gut symptoms in people who regularly do aerobic exercise.

Conditions

Gastrointestinal System--Abnormalities; Anxiety; Visceral Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Relaxing music

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Relaxing music

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to listen to relaxing music for 30 minutes each day. They will allowed to choose between several playlists based on their preference.

Control

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Relaxing music

Participants will be asked to listen to relaxing music for 30 minutes each day. They will allowed to choose between several playlists based on their preference.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• be at least 18 years of age
• do 120+ minutes per week of planned/structured aerobic exercise of at least moderate intensity
• have had at least mild anxiety over the past 2 weeks (GAD-7 score of 5 or more)
• not currently on a psychotropic medication, or if they are on one, they must have been on a stable dose for the past three months
• not currently listening to music for relaxation purposes regularly (>60 minutes per week)
• have at least sometimes experienced gut symptoms (nausea, gas, bloating, cramping, side stitching, urge to defecate, etc.) during aerobic exercise sessions over the last month
• have access to the internet

Exclusion Criteria

• not at least 18 years of age
• don't do 120+ minutes per week of planned/structured aerobic exercise of at least moderate intensity
• haven't had at least mild anxiety over the past 2 weeks (GAD-7 score of 5 or more)
• have recently started taking a psychotropic medication (within past 3 months)
• currently listening to music for relaxation purposes regularly (>60 minutes per week)
• have never or rarely experienced gut symptoms (nausea, gas, bloating, cramping, side stitching, urge to defecate, etc.) during aerobic exercise sessions over the last month
• don't have internet access

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Old Dominion University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Patrick Wilson, PhD

Associate Professor of Exercise Science

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Human Performance Laboratory

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

1690558

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id