Heart rate monitoring to detect acute pain in non-verbal patients: a study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autism entails reduced communicative abilities. Approximately 30% of individuals with autism have intellectual disability (ID). Some people with autism and ID are virtually non-communicative and unable to notify their caregivers when they are in pain. In a pilot study, we showed that heart rate (HR) monitoring may identify painful situations in this patient group, as HR increases in acutely painful situations.

Objectives

This study aims to generate knowledge to reduce the number of painful episodes in non-communicative patients' everyday lives. We will 1) assess the effectiveness of HR as a tool for identifying potentially painful care procedures, 2) test the effect of HR-informed changes in potentially painful care procedures on biomarkers of pain, and 3) assess

SUBMITTER: Kildal ESM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103503 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature