The goal of this study is to explore the effect of oriental music on premature infants' physiological and behavioral parameters during their hospital stay in the NICU.
Music exposure during care of preterm infants is the subject of increasing research. Many studies have shown positive impact of music exposure such as classical western music, lullabies or Quran on pain and physiological parameters of preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting. No such study have explored the effect of oriental music which is the main popular music listened to in the Levant and Middle East and North Afrika (MENA) region. We aim in this study to find out if the oriental music exposure in preterm infants improves babies' heart rate variability, physiological parameters and behavior state during their NICU stay.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
102
Participants will be offered individual sessions of music. They will be exposed for 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week for a period of 2 weeks using a headphone.
Participants in this group will be offered individual silence session for 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week for a period of 2 weeks using a headphone.
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Heart rate variability
It consists of changes in the time intervals between consecutive heartbeats called inter-beat intervals (RR).
Time frame: 3 years
Mean Respiratory rate
The respiratory rate will be retrieved from bedside monitors.
Time frame: 3 years
Oxygen Saturation
The oxygen saturation will be retrieved from bedside monitors.
Time frame: 3 years
Behavioral state
The behavioral score will be assessed using a 7- point score by a certified nurse.
Time frame: 3 years
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