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Music and Theta Auditory Beat Stimulation for Anxiety

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Frank Russo, PhD
Research Sponsored by Toronto Metropolitan University
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Must have
No known cardiac issues
No known epilepsy/seizures
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 24 minutes
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Study Summary

This trial is investigating whether music and auditory beat stimulation can help reduce anxiety. One hundred people with moderate trait anxiety will be randomly assigned to either a combined treatment group (music & ABS), or a control group who only listens to pink noise. The trial will measure heart rate, brain activity, stress hormone levels, and state anxiety levels before and after the 24-minute treatment. The investigators predict that the music & ABS group will have better results in all measures compared to the control group.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~24 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 24 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Anxiety: EEG band power (alpha, beta, delta and theta bands)
Anxiety: Heart rate variability (HRV)
Anxiety: State Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA)
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Secondary outcome measures
Mood: Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Music and Theta Auditory Beat StimulationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Behavioural: Listening to calm music and auditory beat stimulation Participants will listen to calm music with theta auditory beat stimulation for 24 minutes
Group II: Pink Noise (control)Placebo Group1 Intervention
Behavioural: Listening to pink noise Participants listened to pink noise for 24 minutes
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Music and Theta Auditory Beat Stimulation
2023
N/A
~50

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Toronto Metropolitan UniversityLead Sponsor
83 Previous Clinical Trials
10,805 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Anxiety
196 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
Ryerson UniversityLead Sponsor
76 Previous Clinical Trials
7,787 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Anxiety
196 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
Frank Russo, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorToronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
2 Previous Clinical Trials
176 Total Patients Enrolled

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