The effect of listening to the Holy Quran recitation on the time for transition from gavage to the first oral feeding, weight gain, and the length of hospital stay of preterm infants

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• Conditions: Infants, children, nursing, the sound of the Qur'an.

• Registration Number: IRCT20220409054461N2
• Lead Sponsor: Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

obtaining parental consent for the infant’s participation
possessing normal hearing
no history of neurological or cognitive abnormalities
no head-related injuries
stable vital signs over the past 12 hours
overall clinical stability
achieving an Apgar score of =7 in the first and fifth minutes after birth.
infants had to be fed with either breast milk or formula.

Exclusion Criteria

involved any manifestation of stress-related symptoms during the intervention
the necessity for therapeutic or care interventions during the study
decrease in the level of consciousness

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The time for transition from gavage to the first oral feeding. Timepoint: before the intervention and 3 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Number of days based on the calendar.;The amount of weight gain that the scale shows. Timepoint: before the intervention and 3 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Seca weight digital scale with an accuracy of ±10 grams.;Length of hospitalization of premature infants. Timepoint: before the intervention and 3 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: The number of days based on the infants document.