Creative music therapy to promote brain function and brain structure in preterm infants: A randomized controlled pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive and neurobehavioral problems are among the most severe adverse outcomes in very preterm infants. Such neurodevelopmental impairments may be mitigated through nonpharmacological interventions such as creative music therapy (CMT), an interactive, resource- and needs-oriented approach that provides individual social contact and musical stimulation. The aim was to test the feasibility of a study investigating the role of CMT and to measure the short- and medium-term effects of CMT on structural and functional brain connectivity with MRI. In this randomized, controlled clinical pilot feasibility trial, 82 infants were randomized to either CMT or standard care. A specially trained music therapist provided CMT via infant-directed humming and singing in lullaby style. To test the short-t

SUBMITTER: Haslbeck FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6974781 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature