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Music Therapy Songwriting and Mental Health in Neonatel Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Parents
Sponsor: Claudia Aristizábal
Summary
The mental health of parents of preterm newborns (PTNB) is negatively affected by prolonged hospitalization of the PTNB in the intensive care unit. This produces changes in the role of the parents and the bond with the newborn, leading to states of depression, anxiety, and stress. Several strategies, including music therapy, have been implemented to mitigate the negative impact on the parents' mental health. The main objectives of the proposed trial are to determine whether Music Therapy (MT) songwriting combined with standard care (SC) during NICU stay is superior to SC alone in reducing the risk of postpartum depression in at-risk parents of preterm children at the end of treatment, and understand the lived experiences of participating parents who received music therapy for their mental health.
Official title: Short-term Effectiveness of Music Therapy Songwriting on Mental Health Outcomes of At-risk Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: an International Multicenter Mixed-methods Study.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
102
Start Date
2024-07-30
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2024-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Music therapy songwriting
Session 1: The goal of the first music therapy session is to know the parents musically and to provide information about song creation. This is achieved by exploring their favorite songs. Options for creating a song (original song or song parody) are presented and possibilities for creating lyrics are discussed. Sessions 2-7: The structure of the song will be created and discussed with the parents. Parents will also be invited to include written messages from other family members in the lyrics if they wish. In each session, the developing welcome song is sung together with the parents, accompanied by the music therapist, who provides vocal or instrumental support. The final sessions (Sessions 8-9) are dedicated to singing the final version of the song with the parents and their infant. Should the parents desire, a final recording of the song will also be made and the digital songbook will be created.
Locations (5)
Clínica Iberoamérica en Colombia
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Clinica Pediátrica
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Clínica Universitaria Colombia
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Clínica Keralty Ibagué
Ibagué, Tolima Department, Colombia
University of Gdańsk
Gdansk, Poland