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Effects of hydrotherapy in preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit

Effects of Aquatic Physical Therapy in prematures of the neonatal intensive therapy unit

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-34w59y
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-11-01
Start date
2017-11-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Premature Birth. Pain. Vital signs. Stress, Physiological. Sleep. Feeding

Interventions

Single group, evaluation one day before and before and after intervention. sample - 54. Intervention: aquatic physical therapy, adapted Watsu method for premature infants. Single intervention. Preter
Other
E02.779.492

Sponsors

Centro Universitário Franciscano
Lead Sponsor
Daniela Cristina Rambo
Collaborator
Associação Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
0 Weeks to 0 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Premature infants hospitalized in the period from November 2017 to May 2018; who are stable; in ambient air or oxygen therapy via nasal glasses; minimum stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 7 days; premature infants in orogastric feeding and signed Consent Form; by parents and / or guardians agreeing that the newborn participates in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Premature infants in invasive mechanical ventilation or non-invasive mechanical ventilation; in the pre or postoperative period; with skin lesions; with neurological diseases; with sedatives; without the prescription of physical therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Modification of pain levels, verified by means of the pain scale from the mean and standard deviation in the pre- and post-intervention measurements.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of vital signs, verified by oximeter, from the mean and standard deviation in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Improved sleep, verified by oximeter, from the mean and standard deviation in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Decreased food residue, verified by collection of the feed syringe residue from the mean and standard deviation in the pre and post intervention measurements.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactDaniela ;Daniela Rambo;Rambo

Centro Universitário Franciscano;Centro Universitário Franciscano

danielarambo@hotmail.com;danielarambo@hotmail.com055 96969650;055 96969650

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)