Influences the physical contact of a premature infant with its parents the infant's vital sings during music therapy in the hospitalized setting?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025755

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-07-02

Start date

2021-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Premature infant

Interventions

Group 1: Music therapy with physical contact Group 2: No music therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Premature infant

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Born after 37 weeks of gestational age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim is to investigate in a prospective study with 100 premature infants whether the physical contact of the premature infant with its parents influences the vital signs of the child and parent during music therapy in an hospitalized setting.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The end point of the investigations is the influence on the premature infant's vital signs through physical contact with the parents during music therapy interventions. This parameter is checked by measuring the vital signs during the music therapy interventions and by measuring the cortisol level of the parents; Another check is made at discharge from the hospitalized setting using a questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

The end point of the investigations is the influence on the premature infant's vital signs through physical contact with the parents during music therapy interventions. This parameter is checked by measuring the vital signs during the music therapy interventions and by measuring the cortisol level of the parents; Another check is made at discharge from the hospitalized setting using a questionnaire.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSusann Kobus

Universitätsklinikum Essen

susann.kobus@uk-essen.de020172386267

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026