Does music therapy affect the neurological development of premature infants and parental stress during the time in the neonatal (intensive care) unit?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036274

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-25

Start date

2023-04-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Premature infants from a gestational age of 32+0 weeks.

Interventions

Group 1: Premature infants from 32+0 gestational age - live performed music therapy From the first or second week of life onwards, live music therapy is carried out for clinically stable patients for

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 0 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Premature infants with a minimum gestational age of 32+0 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Premature infants with a gestational age of less than 32+0 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary aim is to investigate whether regularly performing live music therapy three to four times a week affects a premature infant's vital signs heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation and hormone levels in the moment and long-term brain development.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary aim is to investigate whether regular delivery of live music therapy to preterm infants three to four times weekly improves parental well-being. For this purpose, standardized and validated questionnaires are filled out by the mothers: the questionnaires German version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Neonatal Perception Inventory (NPI) are filled out by the parents at study inclusion, at discharge and at the corrected age of one year of the premature infant. The test results from the intervention and control groups are compared.	—

Measure

Time frame

The secondary aim is to investigate whether regular delivery of live music therapy to preterm infants three to four times weekly improves parental well-being. For this purpose, standardized and validated questionnaires are filled out by the mothers: the questionnaires German version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Neonatal Perception Inventory (NPI) are filled out by the parents at study inclusion, at discharge and at the corrected age of one year of the premature infant. The test results from the intervention and control groups are compared.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSusann Kobus

Universitätsklinikum Essen

susann.kobus@uk-essen.de004920172386267

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026