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PrematurityVoix ChantéeNCT03830580

Benefit of Singing in the Care of Premature Children Undergoing Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Neonatology and Neonatal Resuscitation Unit of the Dijon University Hospital

A study testing Positive stimulation (singing) in people with Prematurity and Eye Fundus, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon at 1 site in France.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

As part of the regular procedure for premature births, premature infants undergo several screening examinations, including an examination of the fundus. This examination seeks to establish whether the infant has retinopathy of prematurity. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 4 months
Conditions the study is for
Prematurity, Eye Fundus
What is being tested?
Positive stimulation (singing)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
6 Feb 2019to 8 Aug 2019
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 1 month to 4 months
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Infant born prematurely before the end of 31 weeks of amenorrhoea and/or with a birth weight of less than 1250g
  • Infant in whom a first screening examination (fundus) for retinopathy of prematurity (i.e. around 32 WA) must be carried out according to term by hospital protocol
  • Infant hospitalized in the neonatal paediatrics and intensive care unit of the Dijon University Hospital
  • Infant affiliated to the national medical insurance system
  • Oral agreement of one of the two parents

Who cannot join

  • Infants with contraindications to the use of Algopedol® 24% sugar solution, NEOSYNEPHRINE 2.5% mydriatic eye drops for pupillary dilatation, MYDRIATICUM 0.5% mydriatic eye drops for pupillary dilatation and OXYBUPROCAINE analgesic eye drops
  • Infant with known deafness and no hearing aid
  • Premature infant in critical condition
  • Infant with hemodynamic and clinical instability making it impossible to perform the fundus examination because of the risk of decompensation
  • Parent refuses the videotaping

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU Dijon Bourgogne

    Dijon, 21000

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About this study

As part of the regular procedure for premature births, premature infants undergo several screening examinations, including an examination of the fundus. This examination seeks to establish whether the infant has retinopathy of prematurity. This disease affects the vessels of the retina of the eye, especially in prematurely born children, and can lead to serious complications such as blindness if it is not treated in time.

The purpose of this study is to assess the discomfort caused by the screening in order to improve practices. To do this, the investigators would like to evaluate whether soft auditory stimulation, more precisely a person singing, would improve the children's level of comfort during the examination.

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To do this, the participating children will be divided into 2 groups:

  • The "Singing" group will receive the usual comfort treatments (placed in a 'nest', pacifier and sugar water) and a trained professional will sing a lullaby or nursery rhyme at the same time
  • control group will receive the usual comfort care (placed in a 'nest', pacifier and sugar water) The child's head and entire body will be filmed, which will allow an evaluator to assess the child's comfort.
Being tested
Positive stimulation (singing)
Medical subject headings
Premature Birth

What participants receive

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

  • Positive stimulation (singing)Other

    A nurse or assistant trained in singing with an operal singer sings a lullaby She sits next to the incubator and sings from the time the sucrose is administered (2 minutes before the fundus exams is performed) until the end of the examination - taking into account the child's reaction

Study groups in NCT03830580
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sung voiceExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: Positive stimulation (singing)
ControlNo interventionNot described

What is being measured

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

  1. Acute pain assessed by the PIPP (Premature Infant Pain Profile) scale

    The children's faces and bodies will be filmed - without sound - during the examination. The nurse who examines the fundus will start and finish the video recording.

    Measured: During the examination

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Feb 2019
  2. Study start6 Feb 2019
  3. Primary completion8 Aug 2019
  4. Study completion8 Aug 2019

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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
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03830580
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHARY-TARDY 2018
Acronym
Voix Chantée
Status last verified
Feb 2024
First submitted
25 Jan 2019
Last updated
23 Feb 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Positive stimulation (singing) in people with Prematurity and Eye Fundus, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon at 1 site in France.

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 5 inclusion and 5 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 Feb 2024. 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 France. 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?

Acute pain assessed by the PIPP (Premature Infant Pain Profile) scale (time frame: During the examination). 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 Feb 2024.

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