Kangaroo Mother Care, Mechanical Ventilation, Pain, Skin to Skin Care
Conditions
Keywords
Skin Conductance Measurement, Pain, Newborn
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn more about the pain and stress experienced by newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation (breathing through a machine). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do different ventilator settings (modi) cause different degrees of pain and stress? * Can skin conductance measurement be used to evaluate the pain and stress caused by mechanical ventilation in newborns? * Can skin-to-skin care alleviate the stress caused by mechanical ventilation? Participants will be monitored according to clinical protocol with the addition of electrodes placed on the infant's foot, measuring changes in skin conductance.
Interventions
DEVICESkin Conductance Measurement
Objectifying stress by measuring changes in skin conductance using electrodes placed on the infants' feet.
Sponsors
Uppsala University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Weeks to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Need for mechanical ventilation
Exclusion criteria
* Other distracting painful conditions * Facial malformation or neuromuscular disease, not allowing regular visual pain assessment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in skin conductance | From the time on one ventilator setting to another, on average about two weeks | Changes in skin conductance measured in micro Siemens |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
CONTACTJohanna T Walan, Student Researcher
Outcome results
None listed