# Maternal Speech Decreases Pain Scores and Increases Oxytocin Levels in Preterm Infants During Painful Procedures

> **NCT04762004** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Geneva, Switzerland** · enrollment: 20 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Preterm Birth
- Pain, Procedural

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Maternal speech
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Maternal singing
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Standard care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04762004
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Geneva, Switzerland
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-03-07
- **Primary completion:** 2019-05-15
- **Final completion:** 2020-07-01
- **Target enrollment:** 20 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04762004

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04762004, "Maternal Speech Decreases Pain Scores and Increases Oxytocin Levels in Preterm Infants During Painful Procedures". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04762004. Licensed CC0.

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