The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep Patterns of Pediatric Burn Patients

The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep Patterns of Pediatric Burn Patients: A Prospective Cross Over Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01983280

Acronym

Sleep5

Enrollment

Registered

2013-11-13

Start date

2009-10-31

Completion date

2013-05-31

Last updated

2014-11-21

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Conditions

Burn

Keywords

polysomnography, sleep, healing touch, pediatric burn

Brief summary

Adequate sleep is an important aspect of any healing process, and because it is known that children recovering from burns suffer long term sleep disruptions, the investigators believe that Healing Touch may improve the quality and quantity of sleep in the pediatric burn population.

Detailed description

This study examines the impact of Healing Touch on the quality and quantity of sleep in pediatric burn survivors. Polysomnography recordings are obtained in order to assess nocturnal sleep in conjunction with Healing Touch; which is done on 1 of 2 nights during Polysomnography. Soft background music is played on both nights. Healing Touch is performed by one of 2 Healing Touch Certified Practitioners.

Interventions

OTHERHealing Touch

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 21 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. All pediatric patients (from 5 to 21 years of age) admitted for treatment (following an acute burn injury) to Shriners Hospitals for Children - Cincinnati Burns Hospital will be screened. 2. Include electrical, flame, scald and chemical burns. 3. Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients admitted for treatment unrelated to a burn injury. 2. Patients admitted for less than 2 nights. 3. Patients with face and head grafting if they interfere with the lead placements 4. Neurological disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quality of sleep	It takes 1 month for the PSG results to be completed	Comparison of sleep with and without Healing Touch at bedtime. Polysomnography measures whether the patient enters into all the different stages of sleep, particularly Rapid Eye Movement sleep.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quantity of sleep	It takes 1 month for the polysomnography results to be completed.	Polysomnography measures percentages of sleep stages and the overall duration of the combined stages.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026