Music Intervention for Preterm Birth

Starting soon · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Preterm Birth

In brief

This study will test a music intervention (MI) versus a sham control (SC) arm which only includes a verbal intervention, to determine if the effects of the music intervention will reduce the biological impact of chronic stress among pregnant Black women, reduce preterm birth, and improve infant outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05945264

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

142

Starts

2026-07-26

Expected to finish

2027-08-29

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 18 to 40 years
• Generally healthy pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy

You may not qualify if…

• Non-pregnant women
• Women with a chronic medical condition that could impact pregnancy health or duration
• Women regularly taking any medications other than prenatal vitamins

Where it is running

• Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System — New York, New York, United States
• Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork Presbyterian — New York, New York, United States

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