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Music Intervention for Preterm Birth

Sponsor: Columbia University • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05945264

Registry updated: 2026-10-19

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Description

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.

Interventions

Music Intervention (MI) (Behavioral)
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) (Other)
The intervention will be to support a woman to talk about anything she wants that is important to her.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria * Aged 18 to 40 years * Generally healthy pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * Non-pregnant women * Women with a chronic medical condition that could impact pregnancy health or duration * Women regularly taking any medications other than prenatal vitamins

Conditions

Preterm Birth

Locations

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

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