NCT03028844

The Effect of a Musical Intervention on Stress Response to Venepuncture

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: University College Cork · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 23 Weeks – 32 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Randomised Crossover Trial in Preterm Infants less than 32 weeks to assess Music therapy and sucrose versus sucrose on stress

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the use of music therapy as a non-pharmacological intervention around the time of venepuncture significantly decreases the stress response of a stable preterm neonate, as measured by salivary cortisol levels . The secondary aim of this study is to analyse the effect of music therapy on the EEG, and vital signs of the stable preterm neonate.

Conditions

• Pain
• Stress, Physiological

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Music therapy	The musical intervention will be played for ten minutes prior to venepuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2016-11-01
• First posted: 2017-01-23
• Last updated: 2017-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ireland