Key result
A 30-day daily 20-minute music therapy intervention using Raga Todi significantly reduced systolic blood pressure from 136.3 to 130.2 mm Hg in healthy elderly men.
Why the study?
Music therapy may positively influence cardiovascular health and blood pressure regulation, but its specific effects on physiological parameters in healthy older individuals needed evaluation.
Does a 20-minute daily session of Raga Todi music therapy reduce blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate in healthy elderly men?
RCT (n=80)
Randomized
No
Does a 20-minute daily session of Raga Todi music therapy reduce blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiratory rate in healthy elderly men?
Absolute Event Rate: 130.2% vs 136.5%
p-value: p=<0.001
Daily 20-minute sessions of Hindustani classical music (Raga Todi) significantly reduced blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate in healthy elderly men over 30 days.
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Supports music therapy as adjunct for BP control in elderly men; extends nonpharmacologic options in preventive cardiology.
Chatterjee et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in Healthy asymptomatic males (n=80). Music therapy (Raga Todi of Hindustani Classical Music) vs. Resting for 20 minutes was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) (p=<0.001). A 30-day daily 20-minute music therapy intervention using Raga Todi significantly reduced systolic blood pressure from 136.3 to 130.2 mm Hg in healthy elderly men.
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