Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of Different Music Genres on Heart Rate Variability in Extremely and Very Low Birth Weight Newborns

Lead Sponsor:

Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi

Conditions:

Infant Behavior

Infant Conditions

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-90 years

Brief Summary

AIM: to investigate the influence of different music genres on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) of preterm infants. Neonates undergo a daily randomized music listening program. An electrocardiogram is pe...

Detailed Description

AIM: to investigate the influence of different music genres on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) of preterm infants. HRV has been previously used to evaluate autonomic nervous system fluctuations in heart...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • gestational age between the 23th and the 32nd week
  • birth weight \<1500g
  • appropriate for gestational age, sufficient stability of the vital parameters and absence of active infections and episodes of apnoea during the 72 hours before the test

Exclusion

  • genetic anomalies, chromosomal aberrations, congenital heart malformations, intraventricular haemorrhage (\> grade II on ultrasound), periventricular Leukomalacia
  • neonates with failed responses to bilateral hearing screening performed by Automated Auditory Brainstem Response testing

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04049526

Start Date

February 1 2019

End Date

June 30 2019

Last Update

August 9 2019

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Barbara Sgobbi

Varese, Italy

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