The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep

NCT ID: NCT01870076

Last Updated: 2017-11-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

41 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-12

Study Completion Date

2017-07-03

Brief Summary

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Healing Touch improves measures of sleep the night prior to surgery, thus improving surgery-related morbidity.

Detailed Description

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Patients are to randomized into one of 4 treatment groups upon enrollment. Depending on randomization group, the study participant receives the treatment the evening before elective surgery. A polysomnographic sleep study is then completed. Plan is to review the effect of the treatment group on sleep quantity and sleep quality.

Conditions

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Elective Reconstructive Surgery Population

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Healing Touch Intervention

Healing Touch performed one hour prior to bed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Healing Touch

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Healing Touch Sham

Healing Touch Sham provided one hour prior to bed.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Healing Touch, Sham

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control, Presence

Control, Presence Intervention in the room one hour prior to bed.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control, Presence

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control, No Presence

No Presence in the room one hour prior to bed.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Healing Touch

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Healing Touch, Sham

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control, Presence

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 5-25 years of age, inclusive
2. Elective admission for a reconstructive operative procedure
3. Planned use of general anesthesia during the elective operative procedure
4. Written informed consent, assent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release signed by parent or legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of anoxic or suspected brain injury
2. History of head injury within the last year
3. Pre-existing neurological disorder
4. History of Reynaud's syndrome
5. Intellectual disability or inability to follow directions
6. Face/head phenomena that prevent(s) proper placement of polysomnography(PSG) leads
7. Taking medication for diagnosis of cardiomyopathy
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shriners Hospitals for Children

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michele Gottschlich

Research Scientist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michele Gottschlich, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Locations

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Shriners Hospitals for Children

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2015-1253

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id