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

Old Dominion University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Visceral Pain

Gastrointestinal System--Abnormalities

Anxiety

Treatments

Behavioral: Relaxing music

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04671628

1690558

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment

19 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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