Extremely Low Birth Weight
Conditions
Brief summary
Body weight gain is crucial for preterm newborns, especially those with a low birth weight. Owing to their noninvasive, noncontact, and non-pharmaceutical properties, extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) are a promising medium of alternative and complementary therapy.
Detailed description
Sixty-one preterm newborns of 32-35 weeks' gestational age were recruited from the neonatal intensive care unit of the Chung Shan Medical University Hospital and randomly assigned to one of two groups: the experimental group (n = 31) or the control group (n = 30). Both groups received the same medical care, but the experimental group was exposed to ELF-EMFs until discharge.
Interventions
DEVICEextremely low frequency electromagnetic fields
extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields
OTHERroutine care
routine care
Sponsors
Chung Shan Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
26 Weeks to 42 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* gestational age (GA) between 32 and 35 weeks * Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) score \<9
Exclusion criteria
* (1) a diagnosis of congenital anomaly, intrauterine growth retardation, cerebral palsy, or hydrocephalus; (2) an NTISS score\>9
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline body weight gain at 4 weeks | Baseline, week1, week2, week3, week4. | Although the preterm newborns' body weight was recorded daily, the differences in body weight gain between the two groups were compared every week.The body weights of the preterm newborns were recorded using the same weighing scale at the same time every day. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline sleep quality at 4 weeks | Baseline, week1, week2, week3, week4. | The preterm newborns' sleep quality was recorded daily, the differences in sleep quality between the two groups were compared every week. The preterm' sleep quality was recorded by the sleep tracking devices of Fitbit Alta HR. The correlation coefficient between Alta HR and PSG was 0.85\ 0.87. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed