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Hammock position and nesting in premature babies: a comparative study

Hammock position and nest in premature infants: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-47hfqm
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-05-30
Start date
2015-09-14
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

Interventions

The study is a clinical trial type cross over. The sample consisted of 20 preterm infants submitted to the two groups surveyed. Group control (20 premature babies): Use nest consisting of a fabric ro
Other

Sponsors

Hospital Materno Infantil de Brasília - HMIB
Lead Sponsor
Kassandra Silva Falcão Costa
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
3 Days to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Premature babies with post gestational age between 32-37 weeks design; Spontaneous breathing in room air; In heated incubator; Weight between 1300g and 2000g; Over 72 hours of life; Hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit more than 24 hours; Diuresis present and spontaneous;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No injury or bone fracture; No apnea history less than 72h; Baby less than 1 hour of applying the study underwent painful invasive procedures such as punctures and polls; No involvements diagnostics CNS as cerebral hemorrhages, syndromes with neurological impairment, seizure history and hypertension;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Better quality of sleep of premature when in hammocks. For the evaluation of premature sleep, we used parameters developed by Prechtl (1974), which provide discrete scores of deep sleep states to cry, namely: Deep sleep = 1, active sleep = 2, drowsiness = 3, alert quiet = 4 = 5 active alert, crying = 6. The state of sleep and wakefulness.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactKassandra Falcão

Universidade de Brasília

kassandrafcosta@gmail.com+55 61 81246948

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)