Sound Origins Acceptability Study

Summary

The goal of this study is to assess the acceptability and accessibility of a co-designed music therapy intervention for parents with infants with uncertain futures and nursing staff on the neonatal unit. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. To assess the acceptability and accessibility of the co-designed music therapy intervention
2. To assess the frequency of recruitment and retention of the participants
3. To assess the feasibility of the creation and sharing of a musical gift within 1 week
4. To assess the appropriateness of the timeframe for interview of parents who experience neonatal death during the study timeframe.

Participants will test an intervention comprising of:

1. Playlists created by parents with lived experience for parents to use as ideas for music they could use for themselves or with baby on the unit. This is shared via QR code in a journal and on the study website which will be provided at the time of the consent.
2. Parent Journal: This journal provides a guide for using music and self-reflection. It also has the link for the playlists.
3. 'Musical gifts' created with the support of a music therapist from external family/ friends to the baby on the unit. Contact will be on MsTeams with individual age 18 or over or supported by an adult. Music will be created by contact to send direct to family on the neonatal unit as a voice note. If requested the family may send a voice note to the music therapist to then add to to make more complex music using 'Audacity' software to then be returned to the contact via 'we transfer' for approval before sharing with the family on the unit.
4. Nurses shared playlist: This is a playlist for nursing staff to create their own shared playlist using their music.
5. 'Ask me' badges. These badges are optional for nurses to wear during their shifts but will act as a symbol to parents that their nurse is available to speak to about music

Conditions

• Accessibility and Acceptability of Intervention

Interventions

OTHER

Sound origins

Parents: 1. Playlists created by parents with lived experience for parents to use as ideas for music they could use for themselves or with baby on the unit. 2. Parent Journal: This journal provides a guide for using music and self-reflection. It also has the link for the playlists. 3. 'Musical gifts' created with the support of a music therapist from external family/ friends to the baby on the unit. Nursing staff caring for families participating in the study: 1. Nurses shared playlist. Suggested creation of 3 playlists for nursing staff to create their own shared playlist using their music. 2. 'Ask me' badges. These badges are optional for nurses to wear during their shifts but will act as a symbol to parents that their nurse is available to speak to about music.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King's College London

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Glenn Robert, PhD · King's College London

• Kirsty Jane · King's College London

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-09-01

Primary Completion

2026-03-30

Completion

2026-06-30

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations