Premature, Behavior, Child
Conditions
Keywords
Music therapy, Premature infant, Heart rate variability, Behavior state
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to explore the effect of oriental music on premature infants' physiological and behavioral parameters during their hospital stay in the NICU.
Detailed description
Music exposure during care of preterm infants is the subject of increasing research. Many studies have shown positive impact of music exposure such as classical western music, lullabies or Quran on pain and physiological parameters of preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting. No such study have explored the effect of oriental music which is the main popular music listened to in the Levant and Middle East and North Afrika (MENA) region. We aim in this study to find out if the oriental music exposure in preterm infants improves babies' heart rate variability, physiological parameters and behavior state during their NICU stay.
Interventions
OTHERMusic exposure
Participants will be offered individual sessions of music. They will be exposed for 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week for a period of 2 weeks using a headphone.
OTHERSilence
Participants in this group will be offered individual silence session for 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week for a period of 2 weeks using a headphone.
Sponsors
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Days to 28 Days
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Clinically stable infants born between 28 and 366/7 weeks of gestation and ≥31 weeks Post Menstrual Age (PMA). * Infants planned to stay in the NICU for at least 2 weeks at the time of enrollment.
Exclusion criteria
* Congenital anomaly affecting heart rate and hearing, significant brain insult (such as severe or moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) grade 3 or 4 or periventricular leukomalacia) that might affect the neurodevelopmental outcome. * Receiving medications that might interfere with heart rate and reaction to music exposure such as midazolam or morphine.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate variability | 3 years | It consists of changes in the time intervals between consecutive heartbeats called inter-beat intervals (RR). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Respiratory rate | 3 years | The respiratory rate will be retrieved from bedside monitors. |
| Oxygen Saturation | 3 years | The oxygen saturation will be retrieved from bedside monitors. |
| Behavioral state | 3 years | The behavioral score will be assessed using a 7- point score by a certified nurse. |
Countries
Lebanon
Outcome results
None listed