Influence of a respiratory physiotherapy technique on the blood flow in the brain of premature newborns

Not Applicable

• Conditions: premature newbor; M01.060.703.520.520

• Registration Number: RBR-56swpv
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Paraná

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Newborn with gestational age between 25 and 34 weeks, admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Clinical Hospital Complex.
Term of consent signed by those responsible.

Exclusion Criteria

Premature with malformation of the central nervous system, chest and heart disease.
Premature who present grade three or four hemorrhage on the first brain ultrasound examination prior to the intervention.
Premature without indication of respiratory physiotherapy such as: before 72 hours of life, presence of pulmonary hemorrhage, severe pulmonary hypertension, non-drained pneumothorax, thrombocytopenia, omphalocele or uncorrected gastroschisis.
Premature with contraindications to the use of the technique under study as: chest drainage, immediate postoperative of abdominal or thoracic surgeries.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected that there will be no significant change in the brain resistance index assessed by cranial ultrasound with Doppler before and after the application of the respiratory physiotherapy technique.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected that there will be no variation in vital parameters: heart rate, respiratory rate, peripheral oxygen saturation and pain. Evaluator using a multiparametric monitor and pain using the NIPS scale.