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Physiological and Perceptual Effects of Music on Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

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Old Dominion University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Metabolism

Treatments

Other: Relaxing Classical Music
Other: No Music
Other: Self-Selected Relaxing Music

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03231163
1082672-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is to determine whether music has any effect on resting metabolic rate (RMR), which is the amount of energy expended at rest. There is currently conflicting research on how music affects RMR. One problem with RMR testing is that participants often fall asleep during the test. There can be a 5-10% difference in the metabolic rate between rest and sleep. If no change in RMR is observed, playing music during an RMR test could be a potential strategy to prevent participants from falling asleep. Participants will undergo RMR measurements while listening to no music, relaxing classical music, and self-selected classical music.

Enrollment

32 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any metabolic disorder, or significant cardiopulmonary disease
  • Taking medications that are known to affect RMR

Trial design

Primary purpose

Basic Science

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

32 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

No Music
Placebo Comparator group
Treatment:
Other: No Music
Relaxing Classical Music
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Relaxing Classical Music
Self-Selected Relaxing Music
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: Self-Selected Relaxing Music

Trial contacts and locations

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