Effects of Reading to Preterm Infants on Baby and Parents' Well Being
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Parental Infant Bonding, Cardio-respiratory Stability in Preterm NICU Infants
In brief
Reading to children is believed to be beneficial to cognitive and mental development.This study will examine the response of premature Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) infants to bedside reading by measuring changes in heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and oxygen levels. The investigators will follow rates of common preterm health issues while in the hospital and time to hospital discharge. Effects of bedside reading on parental stress and infant bonding will be measured and compared to usual rates of these indicators to determine if reading to babies reduces stress and enhances bonding.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02518997
- Run by
- Georgetown University
- People needed
- 18
- Starts
- 2014-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-01-28
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Infants between 26 0/7 34 6/7 weeks corrected gestational age (CGA) at the time of enrollment, [gestational age stated as # of weeks plus the number of days of the next week completed, the days are expressed as a fraction of a 7 day week (CGA= GA at birth + days of life)] rationale: 26 0/7 is the age at which the auditory system is generally well formed but still immature. Infants born at less than 26 0/7 weeks GA can be enrolled once they reach 26 0/7 weeks.
- Infants at least 7 days of life to allow for transition to extrauterine life.
- Parental Inclusion Criteria
- Agreement to the study with signed Informed Consent Form and HIPAA Authorization
- Visits on a regular basis (at least 3 times per week)
- Is literate (able to read)
You may not qualify if…
- Infants deemed too ill to participate by the primary care team at one week of age, although those infants may be enrolled at a later date when they are stabilized with the approval of the clinical care team,
- infants with congenital hearing loss,
- chromosomal abnormalities,
- infants not expected to survive.
- Parents Exclusions Does not read or is uncomfortable reading aloud. (unlikely to sign informed consent if this is the case)
Where it is running
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospital — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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