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PainNCT03028844

The Effect of a Musical Intervention on Stress Response to Venepuncture

A study testing Music therapy in people with Pain and Stress, Physiological, run by University College Cork at 1 site in Ireland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Randomised Crossover Trial in Preterm Infants less than 32 weeks to assess Music therapy and sucrose versus sucrose on stress Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 23 to 32 weeks
Conditions the study is for
Pain, Stress, Physiological
What is being tested?
Music therapy
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteIreland
Study dates
Apr 2016to Nov 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 23 to 32 weeks
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Infants born at less than 32 weeks gestational age (from 23+0 weeks' up to and including 31+6 weeks' gestational age)
  • Infants must now be >32 weeks corrected gestational age
  • Infants who are medically stable and due to have routine venepuncture as part of their management plan

Who cannot join

  • Inability to obtain informed consent from parent
  • Infants with known hearing impairment
  • Infants receiving sedative medications
  • Any evidence of dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
  • Infants with congenital abnormalities
  • Infants with known EEG abnormalities

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Ireland1 site
  • Cork University Maternity Hospital

    Cork, Cork

Other trials in Ireland

About this study

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

Read the 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.

Being tested
Music therapy
Keywords
Neonate, preterm, pain, music, EEG, venepuncture
Medical subject headings
Pain, Premature Birth

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Music therapyOther

    The musical intervention will be played for ten minutes prior to venepuncture

Study groups in NCT03028844
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sucrose aloneNo interventionThese infants will receive an oral sucrose solution ("Sweetease") only prior to venepuncture
Music intervention plus sucroseExperimentalThese infants will receive both oral sucrose solution and music therapy prior to venepuncture.
Receives: Other: Music therapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Salivary cortisol levels

    Change in salivary cortisol levels between Baseline, 20 minutes and 4 hours

    Measured: BASELINE, 20 mins and 4 hours

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) score

    Alteration in pain as measured by Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) score

    Measured: immediate

  2. Changes in physiological parameters - Heart rate

    Increase in heart rate

    Measured: 10 mins before venepuncture and 10 mins after

  3. Changes in physiological parameters - respiration rate

    Increase in respiration rate

    Measured: 10 mins before venepuncture and 10 mins after

  4. Changes in physiological parameters - oxygen saturation

    Decrease in oxygen saturation

    Measured: 10 mins before venepuncture and 10 mins after

  5. Changes in physiological parameters - EEG

    Altered EEG amplitude and Frequency.

    Measured: 10 mins before venepuncture and 10 mins after

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Jan 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2016
  3. Primary completionNov 2016
  4. Study completionNov 2016

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03028844
Sponsor's protocol ID
ED/01/16UCC
Status last verified
Jan 2017
First submitted
9 Jan 2017
Last updated
23 Jan 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Music therapy in people with Pain and Stress, Physiological, run by University College Cork at 1 site in Ireland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jan 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Ireland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Salivary cortisol levels (time frame: BASELINE, 20 mins and 4 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jan 2017.

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