The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep Patterns of Pediatric Burn Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Burn
• Interventions: Other: Healing Touch

• Registration Number: NCT01983280
• Lead Sponsor: Shriners Hospitals for Children

Brief Summary

Adequate sleep is an important aspect of any healing process, and because it is known that children recovering from burns suffer long term sleep disruptions, the investigators believe that Healing Touch may improve the quality and quantity of sleep in the pediatric burn population.

Detailed Description

This study examines the impact of Healing Touch on the quality and quantity of sleep in pediatric burn survivors. Polysomnography recordings are obtained in order to assess nocturnal sleep in conjunction with Healing Touch; which is done on 1 of 2 nights during Polysomnography. Soft background music is played on both nights.

Healing Touch is performed by one of 2 Healing Touch Certified Practitioners.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10
• Primary Completion: 2013-05
• Study Completion: 2013-05
• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-30
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2014-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 29

Inclusion Criteria

1. All pediatric patients (from 5 to 21 years of age) admitted for treatment (following an acute burn injury) to Shriners Hospitals for Children - Cincinnati Burns Hospital will be screened.
2. Include electrical, flame, scald and chemical burns.
3. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients admitted for treatment unrelated to a burn injury.
2. Patients admitted for less than 2 nights.
3. Patients with face and head grafting if they interfere with the lead placements
4. Neurological disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Healing Touch	Healing Touch	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of sleep	It takes 1 month for the PSG results to be completed	Comparison of sleep with and without Healing Touch at bedtime. Polysomnography measures whether the patient enters into all the different stages of sleep, particularly Rapid Eye Movement sleep.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quantity of sleep	It takes 1 month for the polysomnography results to be completed.	Polysomnography measures percentages of sleep stages and the overall duration of the combined stages.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shriners Hospitals for Children; 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States