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Registration number
ACTRN12610000133033
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
20/01/2010
Date registered
9/02/2010
Date last updated
11/07/2012
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Behavioral analysis of preterm neonates included in a tactile and kinesthetic stimulation program during hospitalization in preterm neonates
Scientific title
Tactile and kinesthetic stimulation program during hospitalization and behavioral analysis in preterm neonates
Secondary ID [1] 1337 0
Nil.
Secondary ID [2] 1339 0
Nil.
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Preterm neonates 256624 0
Condition category
Condition code
Reproductive Health and Childbirth 256792 256792 0 0
Complications of newborn

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Stable preterm neonates received tactile and kinesthetic stimulation during hospitalization; by trained author and mothers. With ligth touch and arms and legs mobilization; during 5 to 15 minutes daily, since preterm was clinically stable until hospital discharge.
Intervention code [1] 255875 0
Treatment: Other
Comparator / control treatment
A control group in which no intervention was made (no treatment).
Control group
Active

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 257659 0
Predominance of self-regulated behavior in Behavioral Scale (adapted from Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale NBAS).
Timepoint [1] 257659 0
Every week, at least one week after beggining of stimulation untill hospital discharge.
Secondary outcome [1] 262939 0
Shorter duration of hospital stay.
Timepoint [1] 262939 0
After hospitalization.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Stable preterm infants weighing < 2500 grams, with no significant perinatal asphyxia.
Minimum age
31 Weeks
Maximum age
36 Weeks
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Vision and/or hear disfuction; neurological problems; instable preterms; without family autorization.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Prevention
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Other design features
Phase
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 2430 0
Brazil
State/province [1] 2430 0

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 256358 0
University
Name [1] 256358 0
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Country [1] 256358 0
Brazil
Primary sponsor type
Government body
Name
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
Address
1721, Prof. Mello Moraes Street, Sao Paulo, Cidade Universitaria, Zip Code 055508-900
Country
Brazil
Secondary sponsor category [1] 251677 0
Individual
Name [1] 251677 0
Andreia Menandro Ferreira
Address [1] 251677 0
1539, apt 53, Conego Valadao Street, Guarulhos, Gopouva, Zip Code 07040-000
Country [1] 251677 0
Brazil

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 258434 0
Comite de Etica em Pesquisa do Hospital Universitario da Universidade de Sao Paulo
Ethics committee address [1] 258434 0
Ethics committee country [1] 258434 0
Brazil
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 258434 0
Approval date [1] 258434 0
21/11/2003
Ethics approval number [1] 258434 0
1/03/0393

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 30738 0
Address 30738 0
Country 30738 0
Phone 30738 0
Fax 30738 0
Email 30738 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 13985 0
Andreia Menandro Ferreira
Address 13985 0
1539, apt 53, Conego Valadao Streets, Guarulhos, Gopouva, Zip Code 07040-000
Country 13985 0
Brazil
Phone 13985 0
+55 (11) 2422-7034; +55 (11) 9309-2915
Fax 13985 0
Email 13985 0
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 4913 0
Andreia Menandro Ferreira
Address 4913 0
1539, apt 53, Conego Valadao Streets, Guarulhos, Gopouva, Zip Code 07040-000
Country 4913 0
Brazil
Phone 4913 0
+55 (11) 2422-7034; +55 (11) 9309-2915
Fax 4913 0
Email 4913 0

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What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

Documents added manually
No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.

Documents added automatically
SourceTitleYear of PublicationDOI
Dimensions AIAnálise comportamental de recém-nascidos pré-termos incluídos em um programa de estimulação tátil-cinestésica durante a internação hospitalar2010https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-35552010005000002
N.B. These documents automatically identified may not have been verified by the study sponsor.