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The effect of live maternal voice on physiologic factors of premature infants

Not Applicable
Conditions
Premature infant.
Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified
Registration Number
IRCT2015081623636N1
Lead Sponsor
Babol University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
Premature infants with gestational age of 28 to less than 37 weeks; Birth weight of more than 1 kilograms and less than 2.5 kilograms; Infants that are at least 3 days old; Infants that are kept in incubator, have physiological stability and no congenital anomalies and their inclusion in the study is confirmed by the shift attending; Infants that are not under the effect of any kind of ventilation such as nasal cannula, positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask or ventilator; Receiving no muscle relaxant drug; Not having surgery; Infants that are merely fed by their mother’s milk.

Exclusion Criteria

Startle reflex/ (ABR) hearing test indicate hearing impairment; Definitive diagnosis of the following issues during the intervention:Intraventricular hemorrhage with grade 2 and above; Necrotizing enterocolitis; patent ductus arteriosus; sepsis; acute lung disease; anemia (Hb<10gm / dr); occurrence of seizure and mother’s unwillingness to cooperate; Infants that use pacifier or are fed by things other than mother’s milk; Reports that indicate mother’s known addiction to alcohol, addictive drugs (narcotic drugs) and psychotropic substances;The mother receive hypnotic drugs in the intervention day.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart rate. Timepoint: 10 minut before-10 minute during-10 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitor.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: 10 minut before-10 minute during-10 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitor.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: 10 minut before-10 minute during-10 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitor.;Saturation of pressure of O2. Timepoint: 10 minut before-10 minute during-10 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitor.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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