Examining the effects of binaural beat music on sleep quality, heart rate variability, and depression in older people with poor sleep quality in a long-term care institution: A randomized controlled trial.
Lin PH, Fu SH, Lee YC, Yang SY, Li YL. · Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024 · Single-blind randomized controlled trial
Original publication · Original publication
Recorded summary
Among 64 older adults with poor sleep in long-term care, binaural beats embedded in familiar music improved sleep measures and selected autonomic measures relative to the same music without beats over 14 days.
Recorded limitations
The short intervention and single institutional setting limit inference about durable sleep improvement. Physiological changes do not establish a molecular mechanism.
Evidence and provenance
Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.
Study design and assessment
- design
- Single-blind randomized controlled trial
- assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- trust Factor
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
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- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- single
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
- jadad
- status
- unassessed
- score
- Not recorded
- evidence
- intervention
- Binaural beats embedded in familiar music
- comparator
- The same music without binaural beats
- evidence Type
- Clinical or experimental outcomes
- source URLs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
- discovery Sources
https://daytab.com/study/cgzhnb8z · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38319068
- selection Policy
- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
Topics and recorded topic scores
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- Brain entrainment, pain, anxiety and heart-rate variability
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- 3
Citation snapshot and identifiers
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- Europe PMC
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- 2026-10-26
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Complete approved library record
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- title
- Examining the effects of binaural beat music on sleep quality, heart rate variability, and depression in older people with poor sleep quality in a long-term care institution: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Geriatrics & gerontology international
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- 2024
- authors
- Lin PH, Fu SH, Lee YC, Yang SY, Li YL.
- design
- Single-blind randomized controlled trial
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- doi
- 10.1111/ggi.14827
- pmid
- 38319068
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
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Clinical & self-report
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- summary
- Among 64 older adults with poor sleep in long-term care, binaural beats embedded in familiar music improved sleep measures and selected autonomic measures relative to the same music without beats over 14 days.
- limitation
- The short intervention and single institutional setting limit inference about durable sleep improvement. Physiological changes do not establish a molecular mechanism.
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- 10
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- 10
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- Europe PMC
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- 2026-10-26
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- https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38319068
- study Design Assessment
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- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- paper Trust Assessment
- score
- 2
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- Paper
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- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- single
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- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
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- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
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- Examining the effects of binaural beat music on sleep quality, heart rate variability, and depression in older people with poor sleep quality in a long-term care institution: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Geriatrics & gerontology international
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- 2024
- authors
- Lin PH, Fu SH, Lee YC, Yang SY, Li YL.
- design
- Single-blind randomized controlled trial
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
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- 10.1111/ggi.14827
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- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
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- 2026-10-26
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- Clinical or experimental outcomes
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
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https://daytab.com/study/cgzhnb8z · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38319068
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- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
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- summary
- Among 64 older adults with poor sleep in long-term care, binaural beats embedded in familiar music improved sleep measures and selected autonomic measures relative to the same music without beats over 14 days.
- limitation
- The short intervention and single institutional setting limit inference about durable sleep improvement. Physiological changes do not establish a molecular mechanism.
- paper Trust Assessment
- score
- 2
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- Paper
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- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- single
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
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- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38319068/ · https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14827
- checked At
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- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
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https://daytab.com/study/cgzhnb8z · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38319068
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- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
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- Among 64 older adults with poor sleep in long-term care, binaural beats embedded in familiar music improved sleep measures and selected autonomic measures relative to the same music without beats over 14 days.
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