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UnknownNCT03830424

Assessment of Autonomic Nervous Regulation During Postnatal Period in Newborns

Assessment of Autonomic Nervous System Regulatory Mechanisms During Postnatal Period in Newborns

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
75 (actual)
Sponsor
Comenius University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
1 Hour – 4 Days
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The project aims to assess the regulatory mechanisms of autonomic nervous system using noninvasive methods in newborns during postnatal adaptation period. Evaluated parameters will include complex analysis of electrodermal activity as a parameter reflecting sympathetic cholinergic system and indices of heart rate variability reflecting the activity of parasympathetic cardiac regulation. The project is focused on the neuro-psycho-physiological characteristics of physiological adaptation in early postnatal age and the effect of non-pharmacological pain relieving.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREPain stimulusPain stimulus - intramuscular K vitamin administration, heel lancing = standard healthcare procedure
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTNon-pharmacological pain reliefAdministration of sucrose/mother milk during pain stimulus

Timeline

Start date
2019-02-15
Primary completion
2022-10-01
Completion
2022-12-31
First posted
2019-02-05
Last updated
2022-01-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Slovakia

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03830424. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.