Skin Conductance in Ventilated Preterms
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age22+
SponsorUppsala University Hospital
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to learn more about the pain and stress experienced by newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation (breathing through a machine).
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Do different ventilator settings (modi) cause different degrees of pain and stress? * Can skin conductance measurement be used to evaluate the pain and stress caused by mechanical ventilation in newborns? * Can skin-to-skin care alleviate the stress caused by mechanical ventilation?
Participants will be monitored according to clinical protocol with the addition of electrodes placed on the infant's foot, measuring changes in skin conductance.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Need for mechanical ventilation
Disqualifiers
Other distracting painful conditions
Facial malformation or neuromuscular disease, not allowing regular visual pain assessment
Trial design
Design model
Sequential
Treatments tested in this trial
Skin Conductance Measurement
DeviceObjectifying stress by measuring changes in skin conductance using electrodes placed on the infants' feet.
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Changes in skin conductance
Changes in skin conductance measured in micro Siemens
Time frame
From the time on one ventilator setting to another, on average about two weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov