Effect of Music Therapy on Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

NAS Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Music Therapy on Neonates Diagnosed With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study examines the effects of 6 different music therapy interventions on outcomes for neonates diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

Clinical Trial Description

The purpose of this exploratory pilot study is to learn what, if any, effects live music therapy interventions have on the pacification, stabilization, and development of infants diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome is a group of problems that occur in a newborn who has been exposed to illegal or prescription opiates while in the mother's womb. Participants will receive 6 music therapy sessions over a 14-day period based on a randomized treatment schedule of 6 different interventions. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• NAS
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

• NCT number: NCT03533985
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Contact: Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC
• Phone: 212-420-3484
• Email: joanne.loewy@mountsinai.org
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2017
• Completion date: January 2025