Baby beat: does music speed up feeding in preterm infants?
NCT ID NCT07506811
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether playing music at different speeds (slow, medium, or fast) before feeding helps preterm babies reach full feeding sooner. 284 infants will be randomly assigned to one of three music tempos or no music. Researchers will measure feeding time, growth, and hospital stay length.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Music therapy at different tempos (40-50, 60-100, or 110-160 beats per minute)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a specific music tempo helps preterm infants feed sooner and go home earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial. The effect may be small or not work for all babies. Music therapy is safe, but benefits are not guaranteed.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 284 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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32 to 37 weeks
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Preterm infants of gestational age ≥32 weeks or corrected gestational age ≥32 weeks * Admitted to hospital within 24 hours after birth * Apgar score ≥8 points * Normal auditory function according to examination of brainstem auditory evoked potential Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital system defects including congenital heart disease, nervous system malformations, diaphragmatic hernias, gastrointestinal malformations * Serious complications, such as intracranial hemorrhage, respiratory failure, or serious infection, and those requiring mechanical ventilation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200000, China
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