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NCT Number: NCT02707731

Acute Effects of Neonatal Hydrokinesiotherapy in Newborn Preterm Hospitalized

This study aims to evaluate the acute effects of neonatal hydrokinesiotherapy in reducing stress in newborn preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Salivary cortisol samples were collected, pain applying the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale Scale (NIPS), heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation before and after hydrotherapy.

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Key information

Conditions

Newborn Preterm

Age range

Up to 36 week

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Welcy Cassiano Tobinaga

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

About this study

Newborns have the neurological maturity to perceive pain, including preterm. In the environment of the neonatal intensive care unit newborns are subject to environmental stress and numerous painful interventions. Based on the physiological properties of water, it is known that the hydrotherapy promotes comfort, reduces stress, and as a resource for treatment of various diseases. This study aims to evaluate the acute effects of neonatal hydrokinesiotherapy in reducing stress in newborn preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • gestational age above 37 weeks
  • clinically stable
  • without ventilatory support

Exclusion criteria

  • access deep below the shoulders
  • umbilical catheterization
  • neurological and cardiac disorders
  • clinically unstable

Treatment and study plan

Hydrokinesiotherapy

Procedure

physical therapy technique used in a plastic bucket approved by ANVISA , with water temperature monitored at 37 ° C, water level up to the shoulders and by the physical properties of water, was allowed to mobilize the newborn facilitating the feeling of relaxation and standard suitable movement.

Primary outcomes

  1. Acute effects of heart rate after hydrokinesiotherapy in newborns preterm hospitalized

    Time frame: 4 months

    Unrecognized Condition

  2. Acute effects of respiratory rate after hydrokinesiotherapy in newborns preterm hospitalized

    Time frame: 4 months

    Unrecognized Condition

  3. Acute effects of salivary cortisol after hydrokinesiotherapy in newborns preterm hospitalized

    Time frame: 4 months

    Unrecognized Condition

  4. Acute effects of peripheral oxygen saturation after hydrokinesiotherapy in newborns preterm hospitalized

    Time frame: 4 months

    Unrecognized Condition

Secondary outcomes

  1. Acute effects of scale NIPS after hydrokinesiotherapy in newborns preterm hospitalized

    Time frame: 4 months

    Unrecognized Condition

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 14, 2016
Registry last updated
Mar 14, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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