About this trial
Creating a comfortable environment, implementing kangaroo care, and incorporating music therapy are crucial interventions for newborns hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). These strategies not only contribute to the physical well-being of the infants but also play a significant role in promoting their emotional and developmental health.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
newborn hospitalized in NICU
Disqualifiers
not hospitalized in NICU,
intubated infants,
instable clinical condition
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
in the field of rehabilitation and neonatal care: the combination of Kangaroo care method and music therapy
Other interventionKangaroo care is a practice involving skin-to-skin contact between the infant and a caregiver,. Music therapy is a therapeutic approach that utilizes the expressive and emotional qualities of music to address physical, emotional, cognitive needs of individuals.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Efficacy of kangaroo care and music therapy in premature infants and surgical newborns on weight
the effects of kangaroo care and music therapy on anthropometric parameters (weight in grams)
Efficacy of kangaroo care and music therapy in premature infants and surgical newborns on SpO2
the effects of kangaroo care and music therapy on vital signs: saturation in percentage of SpO2
Efficacy of kangaroo care and music therapy in premature infants and surgical newborns on heart rate
the effects of kangaroo care and music therapy on vital signs: heart rate in beats for minutes
Efficacy of kangaroo care and music therapy in premature infants and surgical newborns on parenting stress index
the effects of kangaroo care and music therapy on scales: Parenting stress index. Subscales:1) Parental Distress (PD): personal factors directly related to parenting; 2) Difficult Child (DC): temperament and behavior of the child that influence the parent-child relationship; 3) Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interactions (P-CDI): parent's perception of the child; whether or not expectations are being met, positive behaviors reinforced, etc. Assessment Characteristics:36 items Minimum/Maximum Scores: 1) 12 - 60 in each subscale, 2) 36 - 180 total stress score Higher score showed more levels of stress
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