Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00838474
The Effect of Music by Mozart on Energy Expenditure in Growing Preterm Infants
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · Other Government
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Days
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Music has been consistently shown to reduce stress and increase weight gain in premature infants. The mechanism of this presumed improved metabolic efficiency is unknown. We aim to test the hypothesis that music by Mozart reduces energy expenditure in growing healthy preterm infants.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | music | Each infant was randomized to receive music therapy or no music over 2 consecutive days |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2007-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-07-01
- Completion
- 2008-07-01
- First posted
- 2009-02-06
- Last updated
- 2009-02-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Israel
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00838474. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.