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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
120
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.
Emergency Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Muang, Thailand
Change from baseline of home systolic and diastolic blood pressure at day 30th
Home blood pressure of participant was monitored and recorded.
Time frame: Day 0th (baseline) to day 30th.
Change from baseline of office systolic and diastolic blood pressure at day 120th
Office blood pressure was measured at day 0th (baseline) and at day 120th (3-month follow up).
Time frame: Day 0th and day 120th
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