Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Music Therapy Is Effective during Sleep in Preterm Infants.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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- Effects of live-performed sansula music versus storytelling on physiological and behavioral parameters in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Music Therapy in Preterm Infants Reduces Maternal Distress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Fathers, not mothers: the male singing voice and the preterm brain's response to song in the NICU.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Unveiling the Humanizing and Therapeutic Values of Live Music in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The impact of sleep in high-risk infants.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Music Therapy with Preterm Infants During Kangaroo Care: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study on Physiological and Electroencephalographic Parameters and Parental Perspectives.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of the application of humanized nursing care on the clinical outcomes of neonates with hyperbilirubinemia.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Effect of Music Intervention on Improving the Early Prognosis of the Preterm Infant in Chongqing, China: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effect of early postnatal auditory stimulation on outcomes in preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2024Review
- Best evidence summary of sleep protection in premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: a narrative review.Translational pediatrics · 2024Review
- COMFORTneo scale in preterm infants during live performed music therapy-Difference between close physical contact and hand touch contact.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- The effect of live-performed music therapy with physical contact in preterm infants on parental perceived stress and salivary cortisol levels.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep in premature infants: meta-analysis.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Article
- Parents' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Music Therapy on Their Chronically Ill Children.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Treatments and regulatory mechanisms of acoustic stimuli on mood disorders and neurological diseases.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Music therapy modulates mothers' perception of their preterm infants.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Impact of Physical Contact on Preterm Infants' Vital Sign Response to Live Music Therapy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Music Therapy Supports Children with Neurological Diseases during Physical Therapy Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Parents' Perception of Family-Centered Music Therapy with Stable Preterm Infants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Recent research found evidence supporting music therapy for preterm infants to stabilize vital signs and possibly promote neurodevelopment. Even though preterm infants spend a considerable amount of time sleeping, the effectiveness of music therapy during sleep has not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on preterm infants' vital signs with respect to the state of wakefulness. The first 20 consecutive infants born with <32 weeks' gestational age (GA) from the intervention group of an ongoing randomized controlled trial received live music therapy twice a week until hospital discharge. The heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and state of wakefulness were recorded before and after therapy. We observed significantly lower heart and respiratory rates and higher oxygen saturation after live music therapy sessions in general (mean differences -4.9 beats per min; -7.0 breaths per min and +1.5%, respectively). When music therapy was applied during sleep, respiratory rates significantly lowered by 8.8 breaths per min and oxygen saturation increased by 1.6%, whereas in the awake state the vital parameters did not significantly change (heart rate -5.2 beats per min; respiratory rate +0.6 breaths per min and oxygen saturation +1.0%). Music therapy stabilized the respiratory rates and oxygen saturations in sleeping preterm infants.
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