Does music therapy influence the neurological development of premature infants born less than 32 weeks of gestation?
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Premature infant
- Registration Number
- DRKS00025753
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Essen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Born with a gestational age less than 32 weeks.
Exclusion Criteria
Born with a gestational age more than 32 weeks.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The end point of the investigations is the influence of music therapy on the neurological development of very premature infants.<br>This parameter is checked by measuring the vital signs during the music therapy interventions and a questionnaire to evaluate the music therapy at discharge; Re-examination takes place when the child is 24 months old using the Bayley III scale and the questionnaire ACDI-2 (Austrian Communicative Developmental Inventory).<br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method