Multisensory stimulation bundles on sleep and neurobehavioral development in the first year after birth in very preterm infants: a randomized crossover controlled study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disrupted sleep is believed to contribute to short- and long-term neurodevelopmental problems in very preterm infants (VPIs). This study presents a protocol for an evaluator-blinded, randomized crossover trial. It aims to assess the sleep efficiency of hospitalized VPIs by providing multisensory stimulation bundles. Furthermore, it aims to observe the intervention impacts on sleep during hospitalization of the VPIs and their sleep and neurodevelopmental outcomes during the first year of post-discharge follow-up.

Methods

The study will be conducted in the neonatology department of a tertiary pediatric teaching hospital. All the eligible VPIs will undergo two types of care in random order: "standard care" (2 weeks) and "standard care plus multisensory stimulation bu

SUBMITTER: Tang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647058 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature