Infant, Premature
Conditions
Interventions
50 newborns will participate in the study in a single group and will receive manual rib stabilization by the physical therapist. The maneuver will be applied only once, on the sixth day of life of the
Sponsors
Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná
Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 2 Weeks
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Newborn with gestational age less than or equal to 37 weeks, admitted to the NICU; Between the third and tenth days of life; Informed Consent Form signed by the person responsible.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Newborns with malformations of the central nervous system, chest and heart disease; Newborns with contraindications to respiratory physiotherapy such as: presence of pulmonary hemorrhage, diaphragmatic hernia, severe pulmonary hypertension, undrained pneumothorax, thrombocytopenia, omphalocele or gastroschisis not yet corrected; Newborns with contraindications to the use of the study technique such as: chest drain, immediate postoperative abdominal or thoracic surgery, Silvermann Andersen Bulletin greater than three.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of diaphragmatic excursion, fraction of diaphragmatic shortening and peripheral oxygen saturation in newborns admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after the application of Manual Costal Stabilization, assessed by means of chest ultrasonography in newborns. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Check in which age group and in which oxygen therapy support the Manual Costal Stabilization is more efficient. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMarimar Andreazza
Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná
Outcome results
None listed