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Premature InfantPO-A-PO-PREMANCT03827252

Respiratory Stability and Vegetative Coupling During Neonatal Skin-to-skin Care

An observational study of Premature Infant, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The main purpose of this study is to identify and to determine the involvement of cardio-respiratory coordination mechanisms during SSC between the preterm infant and his (her) parent. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 28 to 36 weeksHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Premature Infant
How many people
44 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
7 Sep 2018to 12 Sep 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 28 to 36 weeks
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Study population: Premature infant from 28weeks + 0 day to 36 weeks + 6 days gestational corrected age

Who may be able to join

  • Premature infant from 28weeks + 0 day to 36 weeks + 6 days gestational corrected age
  • At least 72 hours postnatal age
  • Benefiting skin-to-skin care

Who cannot join

  • Severe congenital malformation and nervous system dysfunction (e.g., Ondine Sd)
  • Septic shock
  • Mechanical ventilation support
  • Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Analgesia morphinics at high dosage and curare

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU Amiens-Picardie

    Amiens, 80000

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About this study

Official title: Identification of Respiratory Stability Mechanisms During Skin-to-skin Care in Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Infant-parent Vegetative Functions Coupling

The main purpose of this study is to identify and to determine the involvement of cardio-respiratory coordination mechanisms during SSC between the preterm infant and his (her) parent.

Read the detailed description

The skin to skin care (SSC) is a technique that proceeds by laying the neonate ventrally on the parent's chest. Many positive effects are recognized as due to SSC i.e, maintaining the infant's body temperature, better sleep organization, neurocognitive development and cardio-respiratory stability, more strength in parent-infant affective relations, reduction in neonatal and parental stress, more success in feeding with breast milk. Nowadays, SSC is generalized in modern Neonatal Intensive Care Units as part of developmental care. However, the mechanisms involved in SSC are not totally understood. The hypothesis in this study is that the cardio-respiratory stability results partially from the intervention of the coordination between cardiac and respiratory activities. These suppose the involvement of complex mechanisms of cardio-respiratory coordination including neuro-autonomous loops with chemoreceptors and baroreceptors, bulbar vasomotor and respiratory regulatory centers, ortho-parasympathetic neuronal and chemical pathways and cardiac, vascular and lung effectors. In this study the identification of these characteristics will be performed by processing signals of ECG, SaO2 (arterial oxygen saturation), respiratory movements, perfusion index, cutaneous and ambient temperature extracted from the clinical monitoring systems. Each preterm infant included in the study will be explored twice, 5-10 days apart. The explorations will be carried out on 3 steps: before (at least 30 minutes), during (at least 60 minutes) and after (≥ 60 minutes) the SSC session. Each patient will participate in the study for 10 days at maximum. Inclusions in the study will last for a total period of 18 months and 10 days. The cardio-respiratory coordination will be assessed using coordigram technique, corresponding to the proportion of time with > 0.7 amplitude on spectral density.

Medical subject headings
Premature Birth

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Cardio-respiratory coordination index

    Percentage of time during the recording that fulfills the criteria of coordination ( > 0.7 amplitude of spectra in coordigram)

    Measured: 10 days

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Cardio-respiratory coordination index by phase analysis technique

    Measured: 10 days

  2. Correlation between cardio-respiratory coordination index and SaO2

    Measured: 10 days

  3. Correlation of temperatures (infant, parent) and cardio-respiratory coordination index

    Measured: 10 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Feb 2019
  2. Study start7 Sep 2018
  3. Primary completion11 Dec 2019
  4. Study completion12 Sep 2020

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
44 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03827252
Sponsor's protocol ID
PI2017_843_0008
Acronym
PO-A-PO-PREMA
Status last verified
May 2023
First submitted
31 Jan 2019
Last updated
10 May 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Premature Infant, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 May 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Cardio-respiratory coordination index (time frame: 10 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 May 2023.

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