Analysis of the hands-on medical treatment process of preterm apnea

Analysis of the hands-on medical treatment process of preterm apnea - Neo-Timelapse

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00018085

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-01

Start date

2019-09-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

apnea of prematurity

Interventions

Group 1: Time-lapse recording (1 frame per second) of the premature infant in the incubator, 24 hours x 6 days per child

Storage of SpO2 and heart rate over the 6-day measurement period.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Weeks to 6 Weeks

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Premature infants < 1500 g birth weight; Non-invasive breathing aid or no breathing aid; Postnatal age 0-6 weeks; gestational age < 32 weeks; Informing the legal guardians and consent of both legal guardians to the child’s participation in the study, including data collection and storage

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Serious illness, such as sepsis; Mechanical invasive ventilation; Chromosomal abnormalities; Malformations that require surgical correction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
a) SpO2 during and after different interventions and treatment strategies of the medical staff; b) Duration of hypoxemic episodes (time until normalization of the SpO2 value) depending on the response time of the medical staff; c) Frequency of hypoxemic episodes over the course of the day depending on the type of touch (skin-to-skin care, physiotherapy, hands-on medical treatment, etc.)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMartin Grunwald

Uni Leipzig, Haptik-Labor

mgrun@medizin.uni-leipzig.de+493419724502

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026