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

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)

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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