Admission to a neonatal intensive or high-care (HC) ward and need for repeated skin-breaking procedures Neonatal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
The three study arms are:
1. Care as usual (CAU)
2. Music therapy during the intervention
3. Music therapy after the intervention
The intervention in this study will be a sedative music therapy sess
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Days to 3 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. If the gestational age is between 33 and 42 weeks, expected length of stay >2 weeks 2. If the gestational age is 3 weeks (because one of our research projects has shown that starting music therapy after 7 days is more beneficial for these children than starting before 7 days of life) 3. Need for repeated skin-breaking procedures (at least three) within the study period 4. Written informed consent from parents
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Inability of the parents to understand/speak Dutch
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Oxygen saturation measured using near-infrared spectroscopy before and after interventions 2. Heart rate variability measured using standard ECG monitoring before and after interventions 3. Brain activity measured using amplitude-integrated electroencephalography before and after interventions 4. Brain function measured using general movement optimality scores before and after interventions 5. Specific reactions to music therapy measured using an in-depth musical micro-analysis throughout interventions 6. Parental acceptance of music therapy measured using a semi-structured interview after study procedures have ended 7. Staff acceptance of music therapy measured using a semi-structured interview after study procedures have ended | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactNienke van Dokkum
Outcome results
None listed