Assessment of Prolonged Pain in Infants With Excessive Crying: the Role of Thermal Imaging
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age3-9
SponsorCentre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
About this trial
This study aims to propose a clinical assessment of chronic pain in infants using thermal imaging, by comparing the results of a validated behavioral scale (the EDIN) and a stress biomarker (salivary cortisol levels) with systematic thermal images of the body and face.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Infants between 3 and 9 weeks post-term (SPT) in corrected age.
Meeting the ROME IV criteria for infant colic.
With crying episodes lasting > 3 hours per day for more than 3 days during the week preceding the evaluation (modified Weissel criteria).
No known neurological or gastrointestinal pathology.
Disqualifiers
Confirmed brain lesions (ultrasound/MRI).
Major congenital or chromosomal abnormalities.
Stunted growth and weight gain.
Born before 37 weeks' gestational age.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
50 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
Lead sponsor
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov