Music and mindfulness app tested as a drug-free tool for anxiety and depression
NCT ID NCT07676110
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using the soundBrilliance app—which combines enhanced music, natural visuals, and spoken guidance—can help people aged 13 and older manage anxiety, depression, and stress. Over 12 weeks, participants use the app at least 4 days per week and report their mood and stress levels. The goal is to see if this digital tool can improve emotional well-being and self-regulation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- soundBrilliance app (enhanced music, natural visuals, spoken guidance)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this app could offer a drug-free way to manage anxiety, depression, and stress in daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with 200 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app may not outperform standard care or placebo.
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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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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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13 years and older
- 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: * You are 13 years of age or older * You can read, write, and speak English at a 5th-grade level or higher * You are legally capable of providing informed consent (adult participants) or capable of providing assent (child participants) * To the best of your knowledge, you are willing and able to commit to the session(s) and activities of this study * You are willing and able to use the sound-delivery and data-collection apparatus of this study * You are willing to use your own personal equipment. Depending on the study, you may need to have your own ear buds/headphones and/or a "smart" device with internet and/or Bluetooth access (e.g., smartphone, iPad). * You have normal hearing in both ears. * You never experience ringing noises or buzzing sensations in your ears (tinnitus) * You do not use a heart/cardiac pacemaker and do not have any history of cardiac rhythm disturbances, such as cardiac conduction delays or blocks * You have no known history of fainting, fainting, spells or seizures, spinning sensations, or trouble with balance (medical terms include epilepsy, seizures, syncope, vertigo, nystagmus) * You do not use of any of the following medications: Beta blockers, steroids, ephedrine, acute anti-anxiety medication (e.g., benzodiazepines such as diazepam/Valium, lorazepam/Ativan or clonazepam/Klonopin), or acute or chronic pain medications (including narcotics and codeine) * For any study session, you will not be under the influence of any substances that could prevent safe participation and will not have consumed e.g., alcohol, THC, Psilocybin, or other mood-altering drugs in the 12 hours preceding the session. Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Colorado State University
RECRUITINGFort Collins, Colorado, 80523, United States
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Creighton University
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68178, United States
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Reno Running Company
RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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