Evaluating the Impact of Social Music

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Conditions studied: Mental Health Issue, COVID-19

In brief

Mental health vulnerability due to stress is increased in People of African Descent (PADs) in America due to disproportionate effects of racism, poverty, education, and criminal justice sentencing. Various meditation and mindfulness approaches have provided evidence of measured reductions in multiple negative dimensions of stress. However, the majority of these studies do not have an adequate representation of PADs or other marginalized groups and are not designed to be culturally relevant or community based. Music has been shown to alleviate multiple symptoms of stress and has been shown to be a preferred and effective support for meditation and mindfulness. However, its role in stress management in PADs engaged in meditation or mindfulness is seldom studied. This study aims to evaluate the effects of a virtual, community-based music mindfulness program on stress management in PAD community members with anxiety and depression during COVID19. 2b. Social Music Study: Investigators will assess the neural mechanisms of feelings of subjective connectedness during communal music listening and creating between dyads of subjects who are both familiar and unfamiliar with each other.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT06513910
Run by
Yale University
People needed
48
Starts
2024-08-01
Expected to finish
2026-03-01
Last updated by the study team
2026-02-12

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

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Where it is running

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