The Effect of Music-Based Mindfulness to Cope with Acculturative-Related Stress

The Effect of Music-Based Mindfulness on Acculturative Stress and Attention in East Asian International Students

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of music-based mindfulness on stress reduction among East Asian international students.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stress
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Music-based Mindfulness; Behavioral: Control Group

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33146
      • University of Miami, Volpe 206

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 18 years of age or older
• Pursuing an undergraduate/graduate degree with an F-1 visa
• Originating from regions including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan
• Living in the United States for no more than 3 years
• Having less than one year of mindfulness practice

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals not meeting inclusion criteria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Music-based Mindfulness Group; Participants will receive a music-based mindfulness for 20 minutes.	Behavioral: Music-based Mindfulness; The participants will receive a single 20-minute music-based mindfulness session in person. The participants will listen to instrumental music during the session.
Other: Control Group; Participants will receive a information session for 20 minutes.	Behavioral: Control Group; The participants will receive a single 20-minute information session in person. The information session will introduce the definition, history, basic concepts, and benefits of mindfulness practice.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Spielberger State-Anxiety Inventory	The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory survey which has six-item short-form of the state(STAI: Y-6 score. To calculate the total STAI score (range 20 - 80): reverse scoring of the positive items (calm, relaxed, content) so 1=4, 2=3, 3=2 and 4=1;; sum all six scores;; multiply total score by 20/6;; refer to Spielberger's manuals to interpret scores (a 'normal' score is approx. 34 - 36) Participant will complete the survey 5 minutes prior to the intervention and then 5 minutes after the intervention	5 minutes before intervention and 5 minutes post intervention
Change in researcher-designed attention scale	There are two items. The first item "I am very focused in the present right now" will utilize a 5-point scale ranging from 1= "Not at All" to 5= "Extremely." Conversely, the second item "I have a lot of distracting thoughts right now" will be measured using a reversed score. In this context, higher scores signify greater levels of attention. A composite score of these two items will be reported.	5 minutes before intervention and 5 minutes post intervention
Change in Trail Making Test, Part A and B	The Trail Making Test (TMT) is a timed test and the goal is to complete the test as accurately and as quickly as possible. Raw scores are reported in seconds to complete the test. For Part B, an average score is 75 seconds and a deficient score is greater than 273 seconds. The present study reports T-scores, which can range from a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100. The higher the T- score achieved by a participant, the better the performance, indicating a higher level of functioning.	5 minutes before intervention and 5 minutes post intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Miami
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Teresa Lesiuk, Ph.D., University of Miami

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 17, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 29, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): July 29, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 4, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): December 12, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 19, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 16, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 20231114

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No