Status:
COMPLETED
Physical Therapy to Prevent Osteopenia in Preterm Infants
Lead Sponsor:
Galaad Torró Ferrero
Conditions:
Metabolic Bone Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 34 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To determine whether reflex locomotion therapy is effective for the prevention of osteopenia in preterm infants and compare its effectiveness over other physiotherapeutic methods like passive joint mo...
Detailed Description
Premature infants have smaller and low bone mineralization compared with term infants bones, since 80% of calcium uptake occurs at the end of pregnancy. Passive Physiotherapy has been effective in the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Preterm infants
- 26 to 34 weeks of gestational age
- Admitted in neonates
- Hemodynamically stable
- Complete enteral nutrition
- Parents or guardians signed an informed consent authorizing the participation of the baby in this study.
Exclusion
- Neurological disorders
- Mechanical ventilation
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Congenital malformations
- Metabolic diseases
- Genetic diseases
- Intraventricular hemorrhage III-IV,
- Diuretic medication or corticosteroids
- Bone fractures at the time of inclusion.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
101 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04356807
Start Date
February 1 2016
End Date
July 1 2020
Last Update
April 25 2025
Active Locations (3)
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1
Hospital General Universitario de Elche
Elche, Alicante, Spain, 03203
2
Hospital Torrecárdenas de Almería
Almería, Spain, 04009
3
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Murcia, Spain, 30120