ISRCTN ISRCTN13863348
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN13863348
Submission date
06/11/2019
Registration date
07/11/2019
Last edited
24/08/2020
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India and worldwide. The global prevalence of hypertension was estimated to be 1.3 billion in 2015. It is related to nearly 17 million deaths per year worldwide. Hypertension is amenable to a minimum of 45% of deaths due to heart disease and 51% of deaths due to stroke. WHO called hypertension a silent killer. There is increasing evidence suggests that psychological factors may play an important role in the development of hypertension. Stress, depression and emotional personality traits like trait anxiety and trait anger are also connected with other cardiovascular disorders, especially with coronary heart disease. Music has a wide application with each stage of the development of human life. Music therapy is a novel approach for the management and control of anxiety and hypertension. The study aims to evaluate the effect of music therapy on blood pressure, physiological and biochemical parameters in hypertensive patients

Who can participate?
Patients with high blood pressure aged 25 - 65 years

What does the study involve?
Music therapy was given as a physiological intervention. The instrumental music of Ananda Bhairavi Raga was used for 30 minutes per day for three months. The modifications in blood pressure, anxiety level, and oxidative stress markers were evaluated before and after music therapy.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Music therapy may reduce blood pressure, anxiety, and oxidative stress. Since music therapy is a noninvasive intervention, there is no risk of participation in the study.

Where is the study run from?
Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre, India

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
June 2018 to June 2019

Who is funding the study?
Investigator initiated and funded

Who is the main contact?
Elsa Mathew
elsamathewchettoor@gmail.com

Contact information

Ms Elsa Mathew
Public

Little Flower Medical Research Centre
Angamaly
Ernakulam
683572
India

ORCiD logoORCID ID 0000-0001-9954-0637
Phone +91 484 2675000
Email elsamathewchettoor@gmail.com

Study information

Study designRandomized controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleThe therapeutic effect of music on selected physiological and biochemical parameters in hypertension
Study acronymTEMSPBPH
Study objectivesThere will be a significant difference in the selected physiological and biochemical parameters in hypertension after music therapy
Ethics approval(s)Approved 08/06/2018, Institutional ethics committee of Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre, (Angamaly, Kerala, India; +91 484 2452546; admin@lfhospital.org), ref: IEC/LFMRC/18/1
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedHypertension
InterventionCurrent intervention as of 24/08/2020:
Subjects were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups by block randomization with equal numbers of subjects in each group. Instrumental music of Ananda Bhairavi raga was provided to the experimental group 15 min per day for 3 months. The physiological and biochemical parameters were measured for all the participants before the beginning of the study and after 3 months

Previous intervention:
Subjects were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups by block randomization with equal numbers of subjects in each group. Instrumental music of Ananda Bhairavi raga was provided to the experimental group 30 minutes per day for 3 months. The physiological and biochemical parameters were measured for all the participants before the beginning of the study and after 3months
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureBlood pressure measured at baseline and 3 months
Secondary outcome measuresAt baseline and three months:
1. Anthropometry:
1.1. Waist to Hip Ratio (cm)
1.2. Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m²)
2. Physiological variables:
2.1. Heart rate (bpm)
2.2. SPO2
3. Anxiety level measured using the stress assessment questionnaire - STAI (State Trait Anxiety Inventory)
4. Lipid profile (blood test):
4.1. Total Cholesterol (TC)
4.2. High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
4.3. Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
4.4. Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)
4.5. Triglycerides (TG)
5. Oxidative stress markers (blood test):
5.1. Malondialdehyde level (MDA) (spectrophotometric method)
5.2. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (spectrophotometric method)
Overall study start date01/01/2018
Completion date30/11/2019

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants240
Key inclusion criteriaCurrent participant inclusion criteria as of 24/08/2020:
1. Express a willingness to participate in the study
2. Aged 30-60 years
3. Diastolic blood pressure >80 mmHg and systolic blood pressure >130 mmHg

Previous participant inclusion criteria:
1. Express a willingness to participate in the study
2. Age between 25 - 65 years
3. DBP >80mm Hg and SBP >130mm Hg
Key exclusion criteria1. Deafness, ear surgeries, and ear infections
2. Ear implants and hearing aids
3. Terminally ill patients
4. Planned surgery during the course of the study
Date of first enrolment01/11/2018
Date of final enrolment30/09/2019

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • India

Study participating centre

Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre
Kerala
Angamaly
683572
India

Sponsor information

Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre
Hospital/treatment centre

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Angamaly
683572
India

Phone +91 (0)484 2458327
Email lfmrcang@gmail.com
Website http://www.lfhospital.org
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/0375jhj23

Funders

Funder type

Other

Investigator initiated and funded

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date30/11/2020
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareYes
IPD sharing plan summaryOther
Publication and dissemination planPlanned publication in a high-impact peer-reviewed journal.
IPD sharing planAll data generated or analysed during this study will be included in the subsequent results publication

Editorial Notes

24/08/2020: The following changes have been made:
1. The participant inclusion criteria have been changed.
2. The intervention has been changed.
3. The intention to publish date has been changed from 12/12/2019 to 30/11/2020.
4. The overall trial start date has been changed from 01/01/2017 to 01/01/2018.
5. The overall trial end date has been changed from 09/06/2019 to 30/11/2019.
6. The recruitment start date has been changed from 09/06/2018 to 01/11/2018.
7. The recruitment end date has been changed from 09/03/2019 to 30/09/2019.
07/11/2019: Trial’s existence confirmed by Institutional ethics committee of Little Flower Hospital and Research Centre