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Biological Maternal Sounds for Premature Birth

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Waitlist Available
Led By Amir Lahav, ScD
Research Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Born between 24-36 weeks GA.
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at 12 and 24 months corrected-age
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Study Summary

The purpose of this RCT is to learn more about how sounds that we experience in the womb can affect early development in premature infants. The investigators are specifically interested determining whether and what types of maternal sensory stimulation can influence physical growth, brain maturation, respiratory stability and early vocalization during postnatal development. The investigators hypothesize that daily exposure to biological maternal sounds, such as mother's voice and heartbeat, will improve both short-term and long-term developmental in premature infants and will increase their potential to grow into healthy children.

Eligible Conditions
  • Premature Birth

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at 12 and 24 months corrected-age
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at 12 and 24 months corrected-age for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Brain volume (DM^3)
Language and cognitive skills
Secondary outcome measures
Heart rate (BPM)
Infant vocalization (word count)
Oxygen saturation levels (mg/l)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Biological Maternal SoundsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Daily Exposure to recorded mother's voice and heartbeat sounds via audio systems installed at the bedside
Group II: Hospital SoundsPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Exposure to standard hospital sounds; routine care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Brigham and Women's HospitalLead Sponsor
1,618 Previous Clinical Trials
11,471,527 Total Patients Enrolled
10 Trials studying Premature Birth
1,648 Patients Enrolled for Premature Birth
Charles H. Hood FoundationOTHER
8 Previous Clinical Trials
877 Total Patients Enrolled
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower FoundationUNKNOWN

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effects of Mother's Voice and Heartbeat Sounds on Preterm Newborns
Amir Lahav 2013. "Effects of Mother's Voice and Heartbeat Sounds on Preterm Newborns". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01913288.
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