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Effects of Reading to Preterm Infants on Baby and Parents' Well Being

NCT02518997 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2020-01-28

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Summary

Reading to children is believed to be beneficial to cognitive and mental development.This study will examine the response of premature Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) infants to bedside reading by measuring changes in heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and oxygen levels. The investigators will follow rates of common preterm health issues while in the hospital and time to hospital discharge. Effects of bedside reading on parental stress and infant bonding will be measured and compared to usual rates of these indicators to determine if reading to babies reduces stress and enhances bonding.

Conditions

  • Parental Infant Bonding
  • Cardio-respiratory Stability in Preterm NICU Infants

Interventions

OTHER

Parental Reading Aloud

Infants will be exposed to parental reading aloud or to a recording of the parent's voice reading during times of cardio-respiratory monitoring.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Georgetown University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Melissa L Scala, MD · Georgetown University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Days
Max Age
40 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2018-03-31
Completion
2018-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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