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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05298748
Other study ID # STUDY20211638
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 16, 2022
Est. completion date December 2024

Study information

Verified date February 2024
Source Case Western Reserve University
Contact Cynthia Bearer, MD
Phone 216 844-3387
Email Cynthia.Bearer@UHhospitals.org
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this proposal is to characterize the acute effect of early postnatal sound exposure on neuronal maturation of the respiratory control regions of the brain in preterm infants.


Description:

The aim of this proposal is to characterize the acute effect of early postnatal sound exposure on neuronal maturation of the respiratory control regions of the brain in preterm infants. We hypothesize that exposure to appropriately designed womb-like sounds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will induce a more mature and stabilized cardiorespiratory pattern manifesting as a decrease in apnea, bradycardia, intermittent hypoxemia and mean heart rate. This proposal lays the foundation for further development of actual womb and maternal voice recordings containing components that closely mimic the womb environment during 33-34 weeks of gestation, a proposed therapeutic window of brain development. These sound recordings will provide low risk interventions sorely needed to stabilize respiration, reduce intermittent hypoxemia and induce maturation of neuronal respiratory networks during this critical stage of development.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 34
Est. completion date December 2024
Est. primary completion date December 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 1 Week to 5 Weeks
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - preterm infants 29-33 weeks gestational age at birth - 34 weeks corrected age - off respiratory support >1.5 lpm Exclusion Criteria: - on respiratory support >1.5 lpm - congenital anomalies

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Womb sound recordings
Womb sounds will be chosen from commercially available (Amazon) womb recordings using a recording that most closely resembles the womb including maternal heart rate, fetal heartbeat, respiratory sounds, bowel "popping" sounds and frequency spectra as described by Parga, Daland 2018 et al.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Case Western Reserve University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (32)

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Parga JJ, Bhatt RR, Kesavan K, Sim MS, Karp HN, Harper RM, Zeltzer L. A prospective observational cohort study of exposure to womb-like sounds to stabilize breathing and cardiovascular patterns in preterm neonates. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Sep;31 — View Citation

Parga JJ, Daland R, Kesavan K, Macey PM, Zeltzer L, Harper RM. A description of externally recorded womb sounds in human subjects during gestation. PLoS One. 2018 May 10;13(5):e0197045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197045. eCollection 2018. — View Citation

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Smith CV, Satt B, Phelan JP, Paul RH. Intrauterine sound levels: intrapartum assessment with an intrauterine microphone. Am J Perinatol. 1990 Oct;7(4):312-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-999511. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary cardiorespiratory events Apnea (>20 seconds or shorter with intermittent hypoxemia <85% or bradycardia <80bpm) During the 24 hour period of randomized blocks of womb sound recordings and ambient noise
Primary intermittent hypoxemia falls in oxygen saturation <85% During the 24 hour period of randomized blocks of womb sound recordings and ambient noise
Primary mean heart rate mean heart rate During the 24 hour period of randomized blocks of womb sound recordings and ambient noise
Primary bradycardia heart rate <80bpm During the 24 hour period of randomized blocks of womb sound recordings and ambient noise
Primary body motion non-cardiac alterations in the oximeter plethysmograph waveform During the 24 hour period of randomized blocks of womb sound recordings and ambient noise
Primary respiratory pauses Respiratory pauses of >5sec will be documented to increase the chance of capturing small alterations in respiratory stability. During the 24 hour period of randomized blocks of womb sound recordings and ambient noise
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