Changes in sleep and arousal patterns of infants during and after the transition from home to day-care: an observational pilot study
- Conditions
- nvt
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON52944
- Lead Sponsor
- Wageningen Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 5
• The infant is the firstborn child of both parents.
• The infant is between the two and six months of age during transition from
home to day-care.
• The infant is attending day-care at least two days a week, preferably three
days.
• The infant was born prematurely, with a gestational age less than 37 weeks at
birth.
• The infant is part of a multiple birth.
• The infant had a birth weight of less than 2500 g.
• The infant is currently receiving medications that influence sleep patterns
and arousal.
• The infant was exposed in utero to drugs or medications that influence sleep
patterns, i.e. cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, benzodiazepines,
antidepressants, antihistamines, or theophylline/caffeine.
• The infant has a diagnosis of brainstem dysfunction, developmental delay,
respiratory system malformations, seizure disorder, congenital cardiovascular
lesions, or hearing impairment.
• The infant is evaluated with or treated for obstructive sleep apnoea or has
craniofacial anomalies associated with obstructive sleep apnoea.
• The infant is swaddled during sleep.
• The household of the infant is multi-problem family and/or excessive
psychosocial problems, according to the GGZ-guidelines, are present in the
household of the infant (Trimbos Institute, 2019).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1. infant*s moment of falling asleep<br /><br>2. infant*s number of times waking up and arousals during sleep<br /><br>3. infant*s total hours of daytime sleep<br /><br>4. infant*s moment of waking up<br /><br>5. parental and day-care staff member*s perception of sleep quality of the<br /><br>infant</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1. light intensity during sleep<br /><br>2. amount of ambient noise during sleep<br /><br>3. ambient temperature<br /><br>4. CO2 concentration<br /><br>5. Nutrition information</p><br>