Effectiveness of Thai Northeastern Folk Musical Therapy for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients

NCT03381820 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2017-12-22

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Summary

A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a tertiary care hospital, Khon Kaen province, Thailand. Sixty participants were randomized to music listening group and control group. The music listening group was assigned to listen to 30-minute instrumental folk music everyday for one month. Home BP and office BP were monitored and recorded.

Conditions

  • Musical Therapy as a Complementary Treatment of Hypertension

Interventions

OTHER

instrumental folk music

The music was composed and edited by a professor of Folk Musical Department, Faculty of Arts, Khon Kaen University. There were total of 6 songs, 32-minute length. The music was slow-instrumental, 60-80 beats per minute and ranged between 40-60 decibel levels.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Khon Kaen University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-23
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2017-12-17

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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