Tactile sensory impairment of C-tactile afferents in preterm children and interventional approaches

Tactile sensory impairment of C-tactile afferents in preterm children and interventional approaches - PreTouch

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028177

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-24

Start date

2022-03-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

P07

Interventions

Group 1: Stroking in CT-optimal velocity (3 cm/s) Group 2: Finger tapping (control condition

within --> same session, same infants) Group 3: Static touch by hand (explorative condition

within --> same session, same infants)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 1 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants (< 37 weeks of pregnancy)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Preterm infants for whom the stroking intervention is a risk according to medical or nursing assessment (e.g. in actue respiratory crisis)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
heart rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
blood oxygenation, reaction in behavior (coded according to Als, 1982)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactYvonne Friedrich

Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie, FSU Jena

yvonne.friedrich@uni-jena.de03641 9-45155

Outcome results

None listed

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