Olfactory stimulation on apnea of prematurity
- Conditions
- apnea.Other apnoea of newborn
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015042821982N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Yazd University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Babies less than 32 weeks with weight less than 32 weeks who developed immature apnea and specialists distinguish immature apnea and started Methyl Xanthine for treatment and also 4-8 hours after receiving Methyl Xanthine are started into the study.
Exclusion criteria: Distinguished apnea due to other reasons including acute infections; congenital heart illnesses; anemia (Hb<10); consumers of sedative medicines; hypoglycemia; hypocalcaemia are removed and babies with brain hemorrhage than grade 1; leukomalacia preventricular; patent dactus arterious; chromosomal disorders; brain disorders and babies with allergy to vanilla smell are not introduced into the study. During the study, babies with Hemoglobin less than 10 and babies with apnea more than 3 are connected to cpap within one hour and are out of the study.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oxygen saturation. Timepoint: First, second and third day after birth in both control and experimental groups. Method of measurement: As percentage using a pulse oximeter.;Heart rate. Timepoint: First, second and third day after birth in both control and experimental groups. Method of measurement: as beat using pulse oximetry.;Episods of apnea. Timepoint: First, second and third day after birth in both control and experimental groups. Method of measurement: as beat using pulse oximetry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method