Physiological Stress, Premature Infant
Conditions
Brief summary
Osteopathic manipulative treatment has been showed to reduce LOS in premature infants. Despite the clinical effectiveness, lack of data and information on the physiological underpinning effects during the treatment has been revealed. The aim of the study is to explore the immediate physiological effects of osteopathic treatment on premature infants
Interventions
OTHERosteopathic manipulative treatment
OMT will be used to treat premature infants after having performed a manual osteopathic assessment. Techniques used are indirect
OTHERSham
the sham intervention consists in a stable skin-to-skin contact with the participant
Sponsors
Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital
Come Collaboration
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 2 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* preterm infants
Exclusion criteria
* congenital/genetic disease * cardiovascular/neurological disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| heart rate | immediate | measure of heart rate |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| oxygen saturation | immediate | measure of oxygen |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed