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Study aim
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To investigate the combined effect of music therapy and PIOMI on the feeding progression of preterm infants of 26 to 30 gestational age
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group, parallel, blinded, randomized groups on 58 premature infants
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Settings and conduct
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The intervention is performed individually, once a day for 10 days. In the intervention group, 5 minutes of PIOMI and 10 minutes of Mozart music are performed daily, and in the control group, only 5 minutes of PIOMI is presented. In the final stage of PIOMI (non-nutritive sucking lasting 2 minutes), Mozart's music is played and continues for another 8 minutes. The music is played by a disinfected speaker inside the incubator at distance of 30 cm from the infants’ ear with a intensity of 45 dB. Before, during, and after the stimulation, the researcher monitors vital signs using a monitor, and if any symptoms of infant intolerance occurs through the number of breath, facial expressions, and gestures, the stimuli stop. Assessments are performed by a nurse.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
1.gestational age between 26 and 30 weeks at birth
2.physiological stability and lack of stress symptoms with stimulation
3. Apgar score 7 and above in 5 minutes after birth
4. Parental consent
5. Infants without congenital anomalies
6. Infants without any chronic medical problems such as asphyxia or fetal distress at birth, ...
7. Failure to get gavage before the end of the 30th week of gestational age.
Exclusion criteria: Parents refuse to continue or transfer to other centers
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Intervention groups
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In the intervention group, 5 minutes of PIOMI and 10 minutes of Mozart-music and in the control group 5 minutes of PIOMI are presented
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Main outcome variables
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Gestational age
Weight
Oral feeding
Average weight gain
Hospitalization days in the NICU