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
Active Locations (1)
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Ospedale F. Del Ponte
Varese, Italy, 21100