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Music Intervention for Preterm Birth

NCT05945264 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 142

Last updated 2026-05-07

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Summary

This study will test a music intervention (MI) versus a sham control (SC) arm which only includes a verbal intervention, to determine if the effects of the music intervention will reduce the biological impact of chronic stress among pregnant Black women, reduce preterm birth, and improve infant outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Music Intervention (MI)

The intervention will involve listening, playing and/or singing melodies or songs, that are meaningful to the participant, with interpretation/reflection on their relevance/capacity to alter stress.

OTHER

Sham Control (SC)

The intervention will be to support a woman to talk about anything she wants that is important to her.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD · Columbia University

  • Joanne V. Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-26
Primary Completion
2027-07-30
Completion
2027-08-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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