Effects of recorded maternal voice on heart rate and anthropometric parameters in premature infants: A randomized controlled trial

Ping Li0 sites109 target enrollmentJanuary 11, 2022

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 11, 2022

End Date

March 22, 2022

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Ping Li

•The participants will be premature infants at the NICU. Details of the inclusion criteria are as follows:
•1\. born after 28th or before 34th week of gestation
•2\. medically stable during the first 24 hour after birth (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, age\-appropriate rate, body temperature)
•3\. had no congenital malformation that could have caused asphyxia

•Infants with a history of maternal diseases (such as diabetes, preeclampsia, hypertension), drug abuse or alcoholism will be excluded from the study. Other exclusion criteria are neonates who have congenital anomalies; congenital hearing loss; viral, fungal or bacterial infections; metabolic disorders or diseases, intraventricular hemorrhage or other cranial pathologies; acute diseases such as asphyxia and necrotizing enterocolitis; a history of receiving mechanical ventilation, respiratory support, and oxygen intake using medicines such as cardiogenic medications and muscle relaxants. Infants whose parents are not willing to participate in the study will also not be included.