Can Singing Kangaroo Improve Outcome of Preterm Infants

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-05-03

Study Completion Date

2023-04-06

Brief Summary

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To assess whether a musical intervention (maternal/paternal singing) during the skin-to-skin sessions (Kangaroo care) would improve the language development of the preterm infant. Infants will be randomized to singing or silence during the Kangaroo care from the age corresponding to 30th gestational week until term age (40 gestational weeks).

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Detailed Description

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The outcomes are:

a 2- (3-)year neurodevelopmental follow up

\- Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (in Finnish in Finland and in Swedish in Sweden)

At the age corresponding to term (40 gestational weeks)

* Auditory event related potentials (AERPs) in electroencephalography (EEG), in Helsinki cohort
* Auditory event related magnetic fields in magnetoencephalgraphy (MEG) in Karolinska cohort
* Parental stress with The State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

Conditions

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Neurocognitive Dysfunction Language Development

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

In Helsinki, block randomization, one intervention at the time in the hospital. In Stockholm, both groups simultaneously cared in the hospital

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Assessors do not know the intervention that took place before outcome assessed

Study Groups

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Singing Kangaroo

The parent is singing during the skin-to -skin sessions Musical therapeutist gives the instructions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Singing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Infant-directed singing and singing of self-invented songs, especially songs emerging from the interaction with the infant, are especially encouraged. The families will receive audio material of children's songs, lullabies, and lyrics of the lullabies to support them if they feel unable to accomplish the task otherwise.

Silent Kangaroo

The parent is silent during the skin-to -skin sessions Musical therapeutist gives the instructions

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Singing

Infant-directed singing and singing of self-invented songs, especially songs emerging from the interaction with the infant, are especially encouraged. The families will receive audio material of children's songs, lullabies, and lyrics of the lullabies to support them if they feel unable to accomplish the task otherwise.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL