The Effect of Binaural Beat Technology on the Cardiovascular Stress Response in Military Service Members With Postdeployment Stress
Gantt MA, Dadds S, Burns DS, Glaser D, Moore AD. · Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2017 · Double-blind randomized controlled trial
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“The use of binaural beat technology in the theta brainwave frequency embedded into music decreases physical and psychological indications of stress. Binaural beat technology embedded with beta and delta frequencies may improve cognitive functioning and sleep quality, respectively.”
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- The conference abstract and journal report describe the same 74-person military trial, with music plus or minus binaural beats over four weeks. The Sound Mind Warrior register records randomization and participant/investigator masking. These reports count as one trial.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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- 2026-10-27
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- Primary abstract or specified methods and trial register; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias assessment not completed.
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- The conference abstract and journal report describe the same 74-person military trial, with music plus or minus binaural beats over four weeks. The Sound Mind Warrior register records randomization and participant/investigator masking. These reports count as one trial.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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- 2026-10-27
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- The Effect of Binaural Beat Technology on the Cardiovascular Stress Response in Military Service Members With Postdeployment Stress
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“The use of binaural beat technology in the theta brainwave frequency embedded into music decreases physical and psychological indications of stress. Binaural beat technology embedded with beta and delta frequencies may improve cognitive functioning and sleep quality, respectively.”
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- The conference abstract and journal report describe the same 74-person military trial, with music plus or minus binaural beats over four weeks. The Sound Mind Warrior register records randomization and participant/investigator masking. These reports count as one trial.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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- 2026-10-27
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- 3
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- The conference abstract and journal report describe the same 74-person military trial, with music plus or minus binaural beats over four weeks. The Sound Mind Warrior register records randomization and participant/investigator masking. These reports count as one trial.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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- The conference abstract and journal report describe the same 74-person military trial, with music plus or minus binaural beats over four weeks. The Sound Mind Warrior register records randomization and participant/investigator masking. These reports count as one trial.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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- 2026-10-27
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- The conference abstract and journal report describe the same 74-person military trial, with music plus or minus binaural beats over four weeks. The Sound Mind Warrior register records randomization and participant/investigator masking. These reports count as one trial.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28544507/ · https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02328690
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