Infant, Premature
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group: 17 preterm infants underwent 6 sessions of 10 minutes of hydrokinesiotherapy (aquatic physiotherapy) on alternating days (approximately over two weeks). The infant was undressed an
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Eligibility
Age
28 Weeks to 34 Weeks
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Preterm newborns with gestational age at birth equal to or less than 32 weeks; with more than 72 hours postnatal life; hospitalized in NICU; with stable clinical condition; without central or peripheral venous access; without need of invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Newborns with congenital malformations, chromosomal syndromes; infections in treatment (change in blood count and positive blood culture); severe neurological injury (intracranial hemorrhage grade III or IV and cerebral malformations); neonatal anoxia; congenital infections and skin lesions with risk of contamination; with other contraindications to immersion in warm water.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main primary outcome. It is expected to find a greater number of infants with normal general movements, verified through the Prechtl's General Movements Assessment, in the experimental group than in the control group after 6 sessions, from the observation of a difference of at least 50% between the groups in the post-intervention measures.;It is expected to find a greater mean body weight gain, verified by means of measurements using a digital weight scale, in the experimental group than in the control group after 6 sessions, based on the finding of a difference of at least 1.0 in the mean body weight gain between groups on the post-intervention measure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a similar mean of physiological parameters (heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, body temperature), verified by means of an oximeter, chest movement and axillary thermometer, in the experimental group compared to the control group after 6 sessions, from of the finding of a difference of less than 50% between the groups in the post-intervention measures.;It is expected to find a similar mean respiratory distress, verified through the Silverman-Andersen Bulletin, in the experimental group compared to the control group after 6 sessions, from the observation of a difference of less than 50% between the groups in the post-operative measures. intervention.;It is expected to find a lower mean behavioral state, verified through the Adapted Brazelton Sleep scale and Wake State Assessment Scale, in the experimental group than in the control group after 6 sessions, from the observation of a difference of at least 50% between groups on post-intervention measures. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniele Soares-Marangoni
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Outcome results
None listed