Skin Conductance in Ventilated Preterms

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mechanical Ventilation, Pain, Skin to Skin Care, Kangaroo Mother Care

In brief

The goal of this observational study is to learn more about the pain and stress experienced by newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation (breathing through a machine). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do different ventilator settings (modi) cause different degrees of pain and stress? * Can skin conductance measurement be used to evaluate the pain and stress caused by mechanical ventilation in newborns? * Can skin-to-skin care alleviate the stress caused by mechanical ventilation? Participants will be monitored according to clinical protocol with the addition of electrodes placed on the infant's foot, measuring changes in skin conductance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07568418

Run by

Uppsala University Hospital

People needed

50

Starts

2025-08-08

Expected to finish

2028-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-05

Who can join

Age: 0 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Need for mechanical ventilation

You may not qualify if…

• Other distracting painful conditions
• Facial malformation or neuromuscular disease, not allowing regular visual pain assessment

Where it is running

• Uppsala University Children's Hospital — Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden (enrolling)

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