Effect of Music and Mindfulness Meditation

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of music and mindfulness meditation on anxiety and mindful interoception in undergraduate music students.

Condition

  • Anxiety

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Participants must be undergraduate college students majoring in a music degree. - Participants must self-report feeling general anxiety at a level of 7/10 recently. - Participants must be proficient English-readers and -speakers and be full-time enrolled students. - Students of any gender and race/ethnic group may be included. - Participants must be novice meditators, having fewer than 10 total meditation experiences. - Students of any year will be accepted if they are considered undergraduate students by the university.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Self-reporting feeling general anxiety below a 7/10 recently. - Having more than 10 total meditation experiences.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Music in combination with mindfulness group
Participants in this group will receive music in combination with mindfulness group for up to two weeks.
  • Behavioral: Music in combination with mindfulness
    Participants will attend two in-person sessions per week over two consecutive weeks. Each session will be up to one hour in duration. During each session, participants will engage in a 20-minute guided meditation while listening to instrumental music.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Miami

Study Contact

David L Cote, BM
305-284-3650
dlc149@miami.edu