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Music Intervention for Preterm Birth
Sponsor: Columbia University
Summary
This study will test a music intervention (MI) versus a sham control (SC) arm which only includes a verbal intervention, to determine if the effects of the music intervention will reduce the biological impact of chronic stress among pregnant Black women, reduce preterm birth, and improve infant outcomes.
Official title: The Impact of a Culturally-based Live Music Intervention on the Metabolites and Metabolic Pathways Associated With Chronic Stress and the Risk of Pre-term Birth in Black Women
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 40 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
142
Start Date
2026-03-12
Completion Date
2027-08-29
Last Updated
2026-02-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Music Intervention (MI)
The intervention will involve listening, playing and/or singing melodies or songs, that are meaningful to the participant, with interpretation/reflection on their relevance/capacity to alter stress.
Sham Control (SC)
The intervention will be to support a woman to talk about anything she wants that is important to her.
Locations (2)
Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System
New York, New York, United States
Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork Presbyterian
New York, New York, United States