Wellbeing Interventions for Anxiety
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This trial aims to determine if specific breathing and emotion techniques from choral music classes can reduce anxiety and enhance overall wellbeing in students. Researchers will examine the effects of techniques such as box breathing, cognitive distortion comparison, and connecting emotions with song lyrics on anxiety levels. Students in grades 6-12 who participate in a choir at selected schools can join the study. As an unphased trial, it offers students the chance to explore innovative methods for improving mental health and wellbeing.
Will I have to stop taking my current medications?
The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications. It focuses on psychological and music-based interventions for anxiety.
What prior data suggests that these wellbeing interventions are safe for adolescents?
Studies have shown that music therapy can greatly reduce stress, anger, and anxiety. Research indicates that participating in music activities creates a supportive and safe space for people dealing with trauma. This suggests that music-based treatments, like those in this trial, are generally safe and well-received.
This study focuses on group singing activities, incorporating techniques such as controlled breathing and using song lyrics to help manage emotions. Although specific safety data for these exact methods is not available, music therapy overall has been widely studied and found safe in many situations. Participants often report positive experiences, noting improvements in their mental and emotional health.12345Why are researchers excited about this trial?
Most treatments for anxiety, like medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy, focus on altering brain chemistry or thought patterns. But Wellbeing Interventions for Choral Music Ensembles take a different approach by using music and group activities to help manage anxiety. This treatment is unique because it incorporates techniques like box breathing and emotion regulation through singing, which can be both calming and socially engaging. Researchers are excited about these interventions because they offer a non-drug option that might enhance emotional regulation and promote a sense of community, potentially leading to improved mental wellbeing.
What evidence suggests that these wellbeing interventions could be effective for anxiety?
Research shows that music can help reduce anxiety. Studies have found that treatments using music can lower both physical and mental signs of anxiety. One review of several studies found that music therapy significantly reduced anxiety levels compared to those who did not receive it. Singing, a key element of choir music, can also boost positive feelings and reduce stress. This trial will explore the effects of combining music and breathing exercises in choir activities, such as box breathing and emotion regulation through choral literature, to improve emotional well-being and reduce anxiety in teenagers.16789
Who Is on the Research Team?
Jane Kuehne, PhD
Principal Investigator
Auburn University
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for adolescents in choral music classes who may be experiencing anxiety or want to improve their wellbeing. It's not clear what the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria are, but typically participants would need to be part of a choral ensemble and willing to engage in the interventions.Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Participants engage in psychology and music-based interventions including box breathing, 'Magnify' technique, and emotion regulation through choral literature
Post-Intervention Follow-up
Participants complete post-test surveys and interviews to assess anxiety, emotion regulation, and well-being
Extended Follow-up
Choir directors complete a follow-up survey to provide additional observations on student outcomes
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Wellbeing Interventions for Choral Music Ensembles
Trial Overview
The study tests if box breathing, 'magnify' cognitive techniques, and emotion regulation through song lyrics can reduce anxiety and enhance wellbeing among young singers. The effectiveness will be measured using pre- and post-tests, interviews, and surveys from directors.
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
The interventions include box breathing, "Magnify", and emotion regulation through choral literature.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Jess Walls
Lead Sponsor
Citations
The effects of music & auditory beat stimulation on anxiety
Conclusions. Sound-based treatments are effective in reducing somatic and cognitive state anxiety. For participants with moderate trait anxiety, combined ...
Effects of music therapy on anxiety: A meta-analysis ...
Music therapy significantly reduced anxiety compared to the control group at post-intervention (SMD = -0.36, 95% CI: -0.54 to -0.17, p < 0.05), but not at ...
Music therapy for stress reduction: a systematic review and ...
(2015) compared 'music medicine' with music therapy, and also found that both types of interventions were equally effective for anxiety and stress reduction, ...
How Can We Help? Wellbeing Interventions for Choral ...
These techniques are hypothesized to be useful in reducing anxiety and improving overall emotion regulation and wellbeing when integrated into ...
Psychosocial singing interventions for the mental health ...
Singing is a psychosocial activity shown to improve social support, increase positive emotions, and reduce fatigue and stress. This study explored whether ...
Effect of group music therapy on state-anxiety and well-being ...
The results showed a statistically significant reduction in stress, anger, and anxiety for the music therapy group, but also a reduction of ...
Impact of Music Participation on the Psychological Wellbeing ...
Researchers have found that music therapy provides a safe and supportive environment, creating spaces for those who have experienced trauma to ...
Effects of choral singing versus health education on ...
Our data support the role of choral singing in improving cognitive health in aging. The beneficial effect is at least comparable than that of health education.
Music therapy for the treatment of anxiety: a systematic review ...
A considerable number of published clinical trials have examined the anxiety-reducing effects of music therapy interventions across several settings.
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