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The Impact of NICU Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Caregivers

NCT06844396 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2026-02-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to provide initial evidence for the use of music therapy in the NICU in a UK context. In other countries, such as the US and the Netherlands, music therapy is routinely provided in the NICU and research has demonstrated benefits for the both the child and their caregivers. As there is no existing UK-based research on music therapy in the NICU, medical institutions are reluctant to consider the benefits of music therapy. This reduces infants' access to non-invasive treatment in the NICU. Our study aims to address this gap.

Conditions

  • Premature Birth

Interventions

OTHER

Music Therapy

Music Therapy consisting of four types of protocol: * Music combined with skin to skin * Developmental multimodal technique * Infant directed singing * Parent/caregiver therapeutic support

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Anglia Ruskin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jonathan Pool, PhD · Anglia Ruskin University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-12
Primary Completion
2025-07-31
Completion
2025-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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