Effects of Vanilla on Hypoxic Intermittent Events in Premature Infants

NCT02630147 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of vanilla odor on hypoxic intermittent events in premature infants born between 32.0 and 33.6 weeks of gestational age.

Conditions

  • Premature Birth
  • Neonatal Hypoxic Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Vanilla scent

A 12-hour continuous recording for monitoring hemoglobin oxygen saturation, electrocardiogram and respiratory movements will be performed while the infant is exposed to vanilla scent (from vanilla solution on the infant's pyjamas).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Université de Sherbrooke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jean-Paul Praud, MD, PhD · Université de Sherbrooke

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Weeks
Max Age
4 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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