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The Effects of Recorded Receptive Music Therapy on Oral Nutrition and the Well-being of the Italian Premature Baby

NCT04759170 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-04-20

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Summary

The investigators have thought with a dedicated research group, to deepen the use of receptive music therapy so that it can improve the non-nutritive sucking of premature babies through listening to lullabies sung by parents and by the music therapist, which can reduce the use feeding tube and the negative effects on stress or growth of the newborn. The acquisition of oral skills and the achievement of a complete autonomous suction are of fundamental importance for the discharge of the preterm infant. Some studies published in the literature suggest that listening to the mother's voice and lullabies can represent a positive auditory stimulus for babies to support nutritional and non-nutritive sucking (NNS). Positive reinforcement is an effective development strategy for improving the feeding skills of preterm infants. A brief receptive music therapy intervention with the infant's personal pacifier that plays lullabies sung by both parents or by the music therapist could reduce the use of the feeding tube and the length of hospitalization. The possible negative effects of this stimulation on infant stress or growth remain to be explored. The aim of this study is not only to evaluate the benefits of positive reinforcement on the nutritional sucking competence of the premature baby, but at the same time also to observe the possible effects on his well-being and on his clinical stability.

Conditions

  • Music Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

Music therapy

The effects of receptive music therapy on oral nutrition and the well-being of the Italian premature baby

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Massimo Agosti, MD · Neonatologia, TIN e Pediatria Verbano- Ospedale F. del Ponte

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
23 Weeks
Max Age
34 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-30
Primary Completion
2021-02-10
Completion
2021-12-27

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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