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
Active Locations (1)
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Universidade Luterana Do Brasil
Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 92425-900