Effects of Music Based Intervention (MBI) on Pain Response and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants

NCT04286269 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2025-04-23

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Summary

Pilot prospective randomized, double blinded, controlled study to test effect of music based intervention (MBI) on pain response and neurodevelopment in preterm infants.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Music Based Intervention

Participants assigned to MBI will receive a total of 1.5 hours of music intervention 5-6 sessions per week. Music will be alternating: 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off and will be played when the subject is awake to cue pacification and initiate the sleep process. Music will be delivered through headphones using an MP3 player.

OTHER

Sham Treatment

Participants assigned to the control group will have the same treatment as the MBI group, but with no sound played through the headphones.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sonya Wang, MD · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Weeks
Max Age
32 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-20
Primary Completion
2023-10-01
Completion
2023-10-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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