Harp music: Effects on heart rate variability, cortisol and activity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prematurity; Neonatal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN61185493
• Lead Sponsor: ational Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (USA)

Brief Summary

2008 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19040388 (added 17/05/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2006-12-30
• Study Start: 2007-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

Infants hospitalized at Brenner Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care or Intermediate Care UnitsInfants were eligible if they satisfied the following criteria:
1. Born between 25 and 36 weeks gestational age
2. At least 34 weeks gestational age by the time of enrollment
3. Had been medically stable in the intermediate care nursery for at least three days
4. Had passed the neonatal hearing screen
5. Slept in a crib rather than an isolette
6. Took full oral feedings
7. Free of apnea and bradycardia spells
8. Expected to remain in the intermediate nursery for at least seven more days to achieve stable body temperature

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any medical condition known to adversely affect either:
1.1. Central nervous system (e.g. intraventricular hemorrhage of Grade II or higher)
1.2. Cardiac or adrenal function (e.g. major cardiac anomaly)
1.3. Movement (e.g. spasticity, hypotonia, or fractured clavicle)
2. Any ongoing need for stressful or invasive medical procedures or steroid medications

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified