• Effect of Music Therapy on Parent-Infant Bonding Among Infants Born Preterm: A Randomized Clinical Trial 

      Ghetti, Claire; Gaden, Tora Söderström; Bieleninik, Lucja; Kvestad, Ingrid; Assmus, Jörg; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Aristizabal Sanchez, Luisa Fernanda; Arnon, Shmuel; Dulsrud, Jeanette; Elefant, Cochavit; Epstein, Shulamit; Ettenberger, Mark; Glosli, Heidi; Konieczna-Nowak, Ludwika; Lichtensztejn, Marcela; Lindvall, Merethe Wolf; Mangersnes, Julie; Murcia Fernández, Luz Dary; Røed, Catharina Janner; Saá, Gladys; Van Roy, Betty; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Gold, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Importance Parent-infant bonding contributes to long-term infant health but may be disrupted by preterm birth. Objective To determine if parent-led, infant-directed singing, supported by a music therapist and initiated in ...
    • Music therapy and weight gain in preterm infants: Secondary analysis of the randomized controlled LongSTEP trial 

      Bauer-Rusek, Sofia; Shalit, Shachar; Yakobson, Dana; Levkovitz, Orly; Ghetti, Claire; Gold, Christian; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Arnon, Shmuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objectives This study assessed the association between MT and weight gain among preterm infants hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Methods Data collected during the international, randomized, Longitudinal ...
    • Music Therapy in Infancy and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Children: A Secondary Analysis of the LongSTEP Randomized Clinical Trial 

      Bieleninik, Lucja; Kvestad, Ingrid; Gold, Christian; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Assmus, Jörg; Arnon, Shmuel; Elefant, Cochavit; Ettenberger, Mark; Gaden, Tora Söderström; Haar-Shamir, Dafna; Håvardstun, Tonje; Lichtensztejn, Marcela; Mangersnes, Julie; Wiborg, Anne-Marthe Nygård; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Ghetti, Claire (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Importance Preterm children are at risk for neurodevelopment impairments. Objective To evaluate the effect of a music therapy (MT) intervention (parent-led, infant-directed singing) for premature children during the neonatal ...
    • Short-term Music Therapy for Families With Preterm Infants: A Randomized Trial 

      Gaden, Tora Söderström; Ghetti, Claire; Kvestad, Ingrid; Bieleninik, Lucja; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Assmus, Jörg; Shmuel, Arnon; Elefant, Cochavit; Epstein, Shulamit; Ettenberger, Mark; Lichtensztejn, Marcela; Lindvall, Merethe Wolf; Mangersnes, Julie; Janner, Catharina; Vederhus, Bente Johanne; Gold, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      OBJECTIVES To evaluate short-term effects of music therapy (MT) for premature infants and their caregivers on mother-infant bonding, parental anxiety, and maternal depression. METHODS Parallel, pragmatic, randomized ...
    • Treatment fidelity in a pragmatic clinical trial of music therapy for premature infants and their parents: the LongSTEP study 

      Gaden, Tora Söderström; Gold, Christian; Assmus, Jörg; Kvestad, Ingrid; Stordal, Andreas Størksen; Bieleninik, Lucja; Ghetti, Claire (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Treatment fidelity (TF) refers to methodological strategies used to monitor and enhance the reliability and validity of interventions. We evaluated TF in a pragmatic RCT of music therapy (MT) for premature ...