Status:

COMPLETED

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

Lead Sponsor:

Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi

Conditions:

Music Therapy

Eligibility:

All Genders

23-34 years

Phase:

NA

Brief 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 l...

Detailed Description

In preterm infant, oral feeding requires significant maturation of the nervous system to support coordination of the oropharyngeal muscles and breathing. Additionally, the energy expenditure required ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infants with gestational age at birth between the 23rd and 34th week of gestation
  • Neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
  • Neonates with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)

Exclusion

  • Only newborns in ventilatory support at the time of evaluation
  • Newborns with maxillofacial malformations
  • Newborns will be evaluated when they reach 32 ° -34 ° post-conception weeks, the amount of milk taken orally (by sucking) must be less than 50% of the total enteral intake
  • Infants who have not passed the next hearing screening test using AABR (Brain Stem Automatic Response Test), which is expected to be performed after reaching the correct age term

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 30 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 27 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04759170

Start Date

August 30 2020

End Date

December 27 2021

Last Update

April 20 2022

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Ospedale F. Del Ponte

Varese, Italy, 21100