Key result
Listening to music during exercise attenuated the exercise-induced decrease in parasympathetic nervous system activity without altering post-exercise orthostatic tolerance.
Why the study?
Does listening to music during exercise attenuate the decrease in parasympathetic nervous system activity and affect orthostatic tolerance after exercise in healthy adults?
Population
26 healthy volunteers, mean age 27.9 years. Key inclusion: healthy psychologically and somatically, no…
Comparison
Four 15-minute sessions conducted in a random… vs Each session served as a comparator to the…
Design
RCT, four sessions in a random order on four separate days
Follow-up
Immediate (post-intervention)
Authors
Loading...
Supports music to preserve parasympathetic tone after exercise in healthy adults; extends autonomic data without affecting orthostatic tolerance.
RCT (n=26)
Open-label
Randomized crossover
No
Does listening to music during exercise attenuate the decrease in parasympathetic nervous system activity and affect orthostatic tolerance after exercise in healthy adults?
p-value: p=<0.01
Listening to music during exercise attenuates the post-exercise decrease in parasympathetic nervous system activity without altering orthostatic tolerance, potentially aiding faster cardiac recovery.
Jia et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Healthy volunteers (n=26). Bicycling with music vs. Bicycling without music, music alone, and sedentary sessions was evaluated on High frequency (HF) power of heart rate variability (index of parasympathetic nervous system activity) (p=<0.01). Listening to music during exercise attenuated the exercise-induced decrease in parasympathetic nervous system activity without altering post-exercise orthostatic tolerance.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: