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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05146752
Other study ID # CS19049
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 8, 2019
Est. completion date June 5, 2021

Study information

Verified date December 2021
Source Chung Shan Medical University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Body weight gain is crucial for preterm newborns, especially those with a low birth weight. Owing to their noninvasive, noncontact, and non-pharmaceutical properties, extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) are a promising medium of alternative and complementary therapy.


Description:

Sixty-one preterm newborns of 32-35 weeks' gestational age were recruited from the neonatal intensive care unit of the Chung Shan Medical University Hospital and randomly assigned to one of two groups: the experimental group (n = 31) or the control group (n = 30). Both groups received the same medical care, but the experimental group was exposed to ELF-EMFs until discharge.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 61
Est. completion date June 5, 2021
Est. primary completion date February 1, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 26 Weeks to 42 Weeks
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - gestational age (GA) between 32 and 35 weeks - Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) score <9 Exclusion Criteria: - (1) a diagnosis of congenital anomaly, intrauterine growth retardation, cerebral palsy, or hydrocephalus; (2) an NTISS score>9

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields
extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields
Other:
routine care
routine care

Locations

Country Name City State
Taiwan Chung Shan Medical University Taichung

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Chung Shan Medical University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change from Baseline body weight gain at 4 weeks Although the preterm newborns' body weight was recorded daily, the differences in body weight gain between the two groups were compared every week.The body weights of the preterm newborns were recorded using the same weighing scale at the same time every day. Baseline, week1, week2, week3, week4.
Secondary Change from Baseline sleep quality at 4 weeks The preterm newborns' sleep quality was recorded daily, the differences in sleep quality between the two groups were compared every week. The preterm' sleep quality was recorded by the sleep tracking devices of Fitbit Alta HR. The correlation coefficient between Alta HR and PSG was 0.85~0.87. Baseline, week1, week2, week3, week4.
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