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Effect of Instrumental Lo-Fi Music on Stroop Interference Performance in University Students

NCT07598877 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2026-05-20

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Summary

This study aims to examine the effects of instrumental lo-fi background music compared to silence on cognitive interference performance among university students. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a lo-fi music condition or a silent condition while completing a paper-based Stroop Color-Word task. The main outcome will be the level of cognitive interference, measured by the number of correct responses during the interference condition. The study seeks to determine whether background music improves or impairs selective attention and cognitive control.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Interference and Selective Attention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Instrumental Lo-Fi Music

Participants listen to instrumental lo-fi background music through headphones while completing the Stroop color-word task under controlled conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian University Dubai

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Efthymios Papatzikis, PhD · Canadian University Duba

  • Shahad Yousif, BSc Psychology · Canadian University Dubai

  • farah Mosalami, BSc Psychology · Canadian University Dubai

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-10-31
Primary Completion
2026-11-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • United Arab Emirates

Study Locations

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