Respiratory and Anxiety Status of Music Students

NCT ID: NCT07228910

Last Updated: 2025-11-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 233 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-01-31

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine the prevalence and patterns of dysfunctional breathing (DB) among music students and to investigate its relationship with music performance anxiety (MPA). Dysfunctional breathing, also known as a breathing pattern disorder, refers to maladaptive respiratory patterns not explained by medical conditions such as asthma and is associated with symptoms like hyperventilation, poor breathing control, and abnormal respiratory mechanics. Given that MPA is common among musicians and often accompanied by symptoms such as palpitations, tremor, and shortness of breath, this study explores whether DB contributes to or is influenced by performance-related anxiety in this population.

Detailed Description

Dysfunctional breathing (DB) represents a spectrum of maladaptive respiratory patterns that cannot be explained by an underlying medical condition. It may involve biomechanical, biochemical, or psychophysiological components, including abnormal breathing mechanics, altered carbon dioxide regulation, and stress-related breathing irregularities. Previous research has suggested that DB can exacerbate symptoms in conditions such as asthma, migraine, orofacial pain, and temporomandibular disorders.

Music performance anxiety (MPA), a common issue among music students and professional musicians, manifests through both psychological and physiological symptoms. Among these, respiratory complaints such as dyspnea, breath-holding, or hyperventilation are frequently reported. Despite this, the potential overlap between DB and MPA has not been adequately investigated.

This cross-sectional study will assess 233 music students using validated self-report questionnaires to evaluate dysfunctional breathing patterns and levels of music performance anxiety. The study seeks to identify the prevalence of DB in this population and to explore possible associations between breathing dysfunction and anxiety related to musical performance. Findings may contribute to a better understanding of respiratory-related mechanisms underlying performance anxiety and inform preventive or therapeutic strategies for musicians.

Conditions

Dysfunctional Breathing; Breathing Patterns

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a student of music department
• Playing an instrument for at least 1 year
• Volunteer

Exclusion Criteria

• Having any respiratory disease (Asthma , COPD etc.)

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

Sponsors

Pamukkale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Erhan KIZMAZ

Assistant professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Erhan KIZMAZ, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Gaziantep

Central Contacts

Erhan KIZMAZ, PhD

Role: CONTACT

erhankizmaz@hotmail.com

+90 541 896 66 76

Ayşenur YILMAZ, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+90 543 283 38 19

Other Identifiers

Music

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id