Music and Feeding in NICU

The Mozart Effect and the Assessment of Weight Gain and Development of Feeding Skills in the NICU.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02919358

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-29

Start date

2016-12-31

Completion date

2018-05-31

Last updated

2018-05-16

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Conditions

Feeding, Mozart, NICU, Preterm Infants, Weight Gain

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of classical music exposure on improved time to regain birth weight and improved feeding readiness in healthy premature infants in the NICU.

Interventions

OTHERMusic

OTHERNo music.

This is the control group.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

28 Weeks to 31 Weeks

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* • Neonates between the gestational ages of 28 weeks and 32 weeks and 6 days * Parents ≥18 years of age * English speaking parents * Breastmilk as intended primary form of nutrition

Exclusion criteria

* Congenital anomalies affecting hearing or feeding skills * Patients requiring HFOV or HFJV

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The primary outcome is time to regain birth weight	2 weeks	We will track weight gain and will monitor how long it takes for the babies to regain their birth weight.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Assessment of Feeding Cues	2 weeks	At 33 weeks corrected gestational age; a speech therapist will assess feeding cues daily using an objective oral feeding assessment tool

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026