Clinical trial NCT06902506: Exploring the Effects of Sonic Augmentation Technology in Music
Official title: Exploring the Effects of Sonic Augmentation Technology in Music on Feelings and Biobehavioral State
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sonic Augmentation Technology
Keywords: Polyvagal Theory
Relaxation
Autonomic Reactivity
Lead sponsor: University of Florida
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-03-30
Enrollment: 182
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 89
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Participants will be randomly assigned to the augmented or non-augmented music group. Both groups will complete an online pre-music survey. Following the 15-minutes of music, participants will complete an online post-music survey.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Brief Summary:

It is the specific intent of this proposal to experimentally explore the possible benefits and mechanisms through which Sonic Augmentation Technology in music can influence emotional health, embodiment, and autonomic functioning. The main goals of the study are:

* To examine the immediate effects of listening to the music.
* To examine whether the participants who received the augmented theme reported more improvements than the participants who received the nonaugmented theme.
* To identify individual characteristics that influence the effectiveness of listening to the music.

Participants will be asked to:

* Listen to 15-minutes of music
* Complete a pre-music and post-music online survey
* Attend the lecture/discussion with Dr. Porges and Anthony Gorry on theory and science underlying sonic augmentation technology and the experiences it aims to evoke.

Detailed description: Detailed Description:

It is the specific intent of this proposal to experimentally explore the possible benefits and mechanisms through which Sonic Augmentation Technology (SAT) in music can influence emotional health, embodiment, and autonomic functioning. This will be accomplished by our team by using well-validated self-report measures of mental health and autonomic reactivity.

Specific Aims:

Specific Aim 1: To examine the immediate effects of SAT in music

•The researchers will explore whether SAT in music leads to improvements in the functioning.

Specific Aim 2: To identify individual characteristics that influence the effectiveness of listening to the music.

* The researchers will explore the impact of specific vulnerability and resiliency factors (e.g., prior mental and medical adversity) on how well participants benefit from listening to the music.
* The researchers will explore the impact of wearing headphones on how well participants benefit from listening to the music.

Experimental design:

Participants will be randomly assigned to either a Sonic Augmentation Technology-enhanced music condition or a control condition featuring the same musical theme without the enhancement. Participants will be asked to attend one virtual session via Zoom where they will:

* Listen to 15-minutes of music
* Complete a pre-music and post-music online survey
* Attend the lecture/discussion with Dr. Porges and Anthony Gorry on theory and science underlying sonic augmentation technology and the experiences it aims to evoke.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Between the ages of 18 and 89
* Proficient in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Under the age of 18
* Over the age of 89
* Limited English Proficiency

Primary outcomes:
measure: Assessing the Impact of Autonomic Reactivity using the Body Perceptions Inventory Short Form
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Assessing the Impact of Adversity History
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Measuring Change in subjective feelings of calmness and autonomic state using the Benefits List
timeFrame: From baseline through study completion, an average of 65 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Jacksonville
country: United States
facility: UF Health Jacksonville
state: Florida
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Florida
name: Lourdes P Dale, BS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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