Medical Information Only. Always consult your healthcare provider before enrolling in any clinical trial.

NCT06536296 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

The Impact of Music Medicine on Preterm Brain Development and Behavior

A NA study of Stress and Infant Development, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Recruiting
Registry status
NA
Development phase
243
Enrollment target
2
Study locations

NCT06536296 is a NA study of Stress and Infant Development that is actively recruiting participants, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 243 participants, below the 785-participant average among 152 other Stress trials with a reported enrollment target (69% lower). The trial reports 2 study locations across 2 states.

View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

View your shortlist →

The verdict

NCT06536296, a NA study of Stress and Infant Development, is actively recruiting participants, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

RECRUITING
Registry status
NA
Development phase
243 participants
Enrollment target
2
Study locations

Study Summary

The investigators are conducting a two-site randomized control trial with the aim of defining the impact of music (M) without or with parent voice (MPV) on very preterm infants' acute and cumulative stress, intranetwork connectivity on term brain MRI, and language and other neurodevelopmental outcomes at two years corrected age. This is based on the hypothesis that infants in MPV arm are expected to experience the greatest benefit compared with infants receiving standard care.

Interventions

  • OTHER Standard Care
  • OTHER Music
  • OTHER Music and parent voice

Study Locations (2)

Connecticut

  • Yale New Haven Hospital - New Haven

Massachusetts

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 243 participants
Start Date 2025-05-19
Est. Completion 2031-03-01
Phase NA

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

937 total trials

What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT06536296

The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT06536296 describes a study currently listed as recruiting, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 243 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect, below the 785-participant average among 152 other Stress trials with a reported enrollment target (69% lower). The listed sponsor is Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.

The record links to 4 conditions, with Stress appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 3 interventions - of which Standard Care is the first listed.

NCT06536296 reports 2 study locations spanning 2 distinct geographic areas - top geographies include Connecticut, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT06536296 about?

NCT06536296 is a clinical study titled "The Impact of Music Medicine on Preterm Brain Development and Behavior". The investigators are conducting a two-site randomized control trial with the aim of defining the impact of music (M) without or with parent voice (MPV) on very preterm infants' acute and cumulative stress, intranetwork connectivity on term brain MRI, and language and other neurodevelopmental outcom...

What is the current status of trial NCT06536296?

This trial is currently recruiting. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 243 participants. The study started on 2025-05-19. Estimated completion is 2031-03-01.

What conditions does trial NCT06536296 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Stress, Infant Development, Prematurity, Language Development.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT06536296?

The interventions under investigation include: Standard Care (OTHER), Music (OTHER), Music and parent voice (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT06536296?

This trial is sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT06536296 being conducted?

This trial has 2 study locations across Connecticut, Massachusetts. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

Similar trials for Stress

Matched on the same primary condition, ranked to surface studies in the same phase first, then by recruiting status, no relevance scoring or editorial curation.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial Editorial

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This page mirrors this trial's own ClinicalTrials.gov registry record, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.