The Effect of Music by Mozart on Energy Expenditure in Growing Preterm Infants

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Preterm Infants

Treatments: Other: music

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00838474

07-346

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 60 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• appropriate weight for gestational age
• postmenstrual age of 30-37 weeks
• gavage fed
• tolerating full enteral feedings without significant gastric residuals (>5% of total feed)
• no electrolyte imbalance

Exclusion criteria

• congenital anomalies
• dysmorphism
• intracranial hemorrhage of any grade
• periventricular leukomalacia
• necrotizing enterocolitis
• supplemental oxygen requirements by 28 days of age or by 36 weeks of postmenstrual age and at least 1 week prior to measurement
• active infection
• patent ductus arteriosus
• apnea of prematurity

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

music therapy

Other group

Description:

Each infant was randomized to receive music therapy or no music over 2 consecutive days

Treatment:

Other: music