prematurity
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
Eligibility
Age
32 Weeks to 33 Weeks
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: preterm infants with gestational age less than or equal to 32 weeks ; Hospitalized Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit; in spontaneous breathing ; without central or peripheral venous access ; babies without congenital malformations or chromosomal syndromes or infections in treatment ( change of blood count and blood culture positive ) or neurological disorders ( intracranial hemorrhage grade III or IV, and brain malformations ) ; without skin lesions or other contraindications to body immersion in hot water
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: adverse reactions to the study protocol (cyanosis , crying or lethargy, facies pain , generalized hyperemia , among others); Epidermal changes ; worsening of symptoms ; intolerance to food or behavioral disorders; events that prevent the study protocol ( need for ventilatory support or intravenous and surgical procedures ) ; parents and / or guardians who request to withdrawn from the infant study protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight gain during hospitalization in Iintermédiários neonatal care unit | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect on vital signs ( heart rate , peripheral oxygen saturation , axillary temperature ) , salivary cortisol levels and the behavioral state ( sleep and wakefulness scale ) before and after intervention; and effect on the length of stay and neurobehavioral development | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactElaine Raniero
Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
Outcome results
None listed