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Music frequencies may supercharge your workout – study finds
NCT ID NCT07006857
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether different music frequencies played during yoga-based exercises could improve physical performance and thinking skills in inactive young adults aged 18-35. Thirty healthy but inactive participants did exercises with no music, low-frequency music, or high-frequency music. Researchers measured cognitive flexibility with the Stroop Test and physical strength with sit-to-stand and wall squat tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- music at varying frequencies (396-963 Hz) combined with exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward simple ways to boost both physical fitness and mental sharpness in young adults who are not active.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effects of specific music frequencies are still uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being a healthy woman or man between the ages of 18-35 years, * Not having any ongoing musculoskeletal problems that prevent doing exercise/physical activity (Will be assessed with the Physical ActivityReadiness Questionnaire). * Being physically inactive according to the International Physical Activity Short Form * Being a volunteer to participate in the study. * Being able to read and understand Turkish. Exclusion Criteria: * Ongoing pregnancy, * Having any hearing problems or colorblindness, * Using regular medications with potential neurological side effects (psychiatric medications, painkillers, etc.). * Continuing treatment due to a psychiatric diagnosis such as clinical depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Biruni University
Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, 34015, Turkey (Türkiye)
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