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

Haslbeck FB, Jakab A, Held U, Bassler D, Bucher HU, Hagmann C

NeuroImage. Clinical · 67 citas

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Resultado principal
Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento

Quién lo pagó

Financiación
Financiación independiente
Gobierno
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Universidad u hospital
Universität Zürich
Organización sin fines de lucro
EMDO Stiftung
Organización sin fines de lucro
Vontobel-Stiftung
Universidad u hospital
Universitätsspital Zürich
Organización sin fines de lucro
Foundation for Research in Science and the Humanities

Según 6 financiadores declarados y la declaración de financiación del texto completo.

Publicación

Publicado
2020-01-01 · Neuroimage Clin · vol. 25 · pág. 102171
Editorial
Elsevier BV
Citado
136 citas · más que el 100% de estudios similares · 22.2× el promedio de su campo
Impacto
Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
Referencias
99 trabajos
Acceso
Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY
Áreas de investigación
Infant Development and Preterm Care · Neonatal and fetal brain pathology · Infant Health and Development
Palabras clave
Resting state fMRI, Randomized controlled trial, Music therapy, Medicine, Cognition, Brain activity and meditation, Psychology, Neuroscience, Audiology, Physical therapy, Electroencephalography, Internal medicine
MeSH
thalamus, cerebral cortex, nerve net, humans, music therapy, prospective studies, feasibility studies, pilot projects, infant, newborn, infant, premature, diffusion tensor imaging, infant, extremely premature, connectome

6 autores

  • Friederike Barbara Haslbeck🇨🇭 · autor de correspondenciaUniversity Hospital Zurich
  • András Áron Jakab🇨🇭University Children's Hospital Zurich
  • Ulrike Held
  • Dirk Bassler🇨🇭University Hospital Zurich
  • Hans-Ulrich Bucher🇨🇭University Hospital Zurich
  • Cornelia Franziska Hagmann🇨🇭University Hospital Zurich; University Children's Hospital Zurich

Resumen

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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-term effects of CMT on brain structure and function, diffusion tensor imaging data and resting-state functional imaging data were acquired. Clinical feasibility was achieved despite moderate parental refusal mainly in the control group after randomization. 40 infants remained as final cohort for the MRI analysis. Structural brain connectivity appears to be moderately affected by CMT, structural connectomic analysis revealed increased integration in the posterior cingulate cortex only. Lagged resting-state MRI analysis showed lower thalamocortical processing delay, stronger functional networks, and higher functional integration in predominantly left prefrontal, supplementary motor, and inferior temporal brain regions in infants treated with CMT. This trial provides unique evidence that CMT has beneficial effects on functional brain activity and connectivity in networks underlying higher-order cognitive, socio-emotional, and motor functions in preterm infants. Our results indicate the potential of CMT to improve long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born very preterm.

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