Music therapy for pain relief during spinal tap in babies
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This study tests whether playing gentle music during a lumbar puncture (a spinal tap) can help lower a baby's pain. It's for newborn infants who need this procedure and have normal hearing.
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Who can take part
- Your baby must be born between 32 and 40 weeks of pregnancy.
- Your baby needs to have passed a hearing test that checks the brain's response to sound.
- You must be able to feed your baby right before the lumbar puncture procedure.
- Your baby is scheduled to have a lumbar puncture (a spinal tap).
- Your baby cannot have a known genetic or metabolic disorder, serious birth defects, or other conditions that might affect how they respond to music or the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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