Anxiety & Depression Association of America

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

Arm	Description	Assigned 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

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