Status:

UNKNOWN

Effects of Hydrotherapy in Pain and Quality of Sleep's Cycles in Preterm Newborn on Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Lead Sponsor:

Universidade Luterana do Brasil

Conditions:

Perinatal Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 36 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Researchers suggest that the protection of the cycles of sleep is essential for neurodevelopment, learning, memory and preservation of brain plasticity to the individual's life. Recent research shows ...

Detailed Description

This was a pilot study assessing the technique in this population. The study was conducted with 8 stable premature infants admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from Hospital Luterano de ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • premature infants with gestational age less than 36 weeks,
  • clinically stable, showing behavioral abnormalities such as intolerance to the touch, excessive crying, showing signs of pain in accordance with the scale
  • difficulty of NFCS leave the stage of crying and agitation for a period of deep sleep during a period of not less than 60 minutes.

Exclusion

  • premature medically unstable because of the difficulty of monitoring in liquid medium, with a change in temperature on mechanical ventilation who had an infectious process due to the exacerbation of it in hot water, and syndromic children with congenital facial deformities that impede the use of scale NFCS for evaluation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00785837

Start Date

July 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2009

Last Update

November 5 2008

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Universidade Luterana Do Brasil

Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 92425-900