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The effect of listening to the Holy Quran recitation on the time for transition from gavage to the first oral feeding, weight gain, and the length of hospital stay of preterm infants

The effect of listening to the Holy Quran recitation on the time for transition from gavage to the first oral feeding, weight gain, and the length of hospital stay of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220409054461N2
Enrollment
64
Registered
2024-03-16
Start date
2024-03-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Infants, children, nursing, the sound of the Qur'an.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention was conducted during the evening shifts between 14:00 and 20:00, leveraging the quieter atmosphere of the ward during this time. The infants were f

Sponsors

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Days to 1 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: obtaining parental consent for the infant’s participation possessing normal hearing no history of neurological or cognitive abnormalities no head-related injuries stable vital signs over the past 12 hours overall clinical stability achieving an Apgar score of =7 in the first and fifth minutes after birth. infants had to be fed with either breast milk or formula.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: involved any manifestation of stress-related symptoms during the intervention the necessity for therapeutic or care interventions during the study decrease in the level of consciousness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The time for transition from gavage to the first oral feeding. Timepoint: before the intervention and 3 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Number of days based on the calendar.;The amount of weight gain that the scale shows. Timepoint: before the intervention and 3 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Seca weight digital scale with an accuracy of ±10 grams.;Length of hospitalization of premature infants. Timepoint: before the intervention and 3 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: The number of days based on the infants document.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarnoosh Rashvand

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

n.rashvand@yahoo.com+98 28 3333 8127

Outcome results

None listed

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