Bmc Pediatr
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of combined music and touch intervention on pain response and β-endorphin and cortisol concentrations in late preterm infants.
Preterm neonates undergo many painful procedures as part of their standard care in the neonatal intensive care unit. However, pain treatment is inadequate in many of these routine procedures. In the present study, we investigated the impact and mechanism of combined music and touch intervention (CMT) on the pain response in premature infants. ⋯ CMT might decrease the pain response of preterm neonates by significantly improving the β-endorphin concentration, but not the blood cortisol concentration.