Bilateral Infant Stimulation Study

Description

This study will investigate stress that parents of children admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience. Investigation of a novel intervention of using bilateral alternating stimulation to reduce parental stress and anxiety and increase bonding/attachment in NICU. Evaluate parental stress and feelings of bonding using surveys before and after the intervention. Intervention will be done at neonate's bedside while admitted to the NICU. Vital sign data will be collected as a marker of parent and neonate's stress response during the intervention.

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations, Preterm Birth, Stress Reaction, Hospitalism in Children

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study will investigate stress that parents of children admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience. Investigation of a novel intervention of using bilateral alternating stimulation to reduce parental stress and anxiety and increase bonding/attachment in NICU. Evaluate parental stress and feelings of bonding using surveys before and after the intervention. Intervention will be done at neonate's bedside while admitted to the NICU. Vital sign data will be collected as a marker of parent and neonate's stress response during the intervention.

Pilot of the Bilateral Infant Stimulation Study (BLISS): A Parent Provided Positive-Touch Intervention Targeting Stress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unity (NICU)

Bilateral Infant Stimulation Study

Condition
Parent-Child Relations
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Portland

Oregon Health and Science University Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97219

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * admitted to the NICU at the time of study
  • * greater than 34 weeks gestational age and less than 43 weeks gestational age
  • * within 4 weeks of admission to NICU at time of initial contact
  • * have parent or legal guardian willing and able to participate in the study
  • * those who are less than 3 days postop from surgical procedures
  • * current use of psychotropic medications or medications that affect the central nervous system (CNS)
  • * CNS anomaly.

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Oregon Health and Science University,

Study Record Dates

2024-08