Effect of Kinesiotaping Application in Preterm Infants Undergoing Noninvasive Ventilation

Baskent University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Preterm Infant

Treatments: Device: kinesiotape application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03660358

KA18/35

Details and patient eligibility

About

Kinesiotaping (KT) applied to the thorax is believed to enhance breathing by supporting the respiratory muscles. Infants born premature usually have respiratory problems because of depletion of surfactant and respiratory muscle weakness. Therefore, we are going to use KT for premature infants in NICU who are undergoing non-invasive ventilation. Forty-two participants divided into two groups. The first group will be applied KT to chest wall, abdomen and diaphragm, and the other group will not receive any KT application during non-invasive ventilation. KT application will be going on as long as the infant underwent non-invasive ventilation. We are going to measure blood gas parameters (pH, pCO2, pO2, base excess), respiration rate, peak heart rate, percentage of Fio2, FiO2/pO2 rate, PEEP and PIP values before non-invasive ventilation, 2 hours after non-invasive ventilation, within 72 hours and shortly before weaning from non-invasive ventilation.

Enrollment: 42 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 24 to 36 weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inpatient infants in NICU, born in Baskent University Ankara Hospital, undergoing non-invasive ventilation and age between 24-36.6 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

• Infants with multiple kongenital anomaly, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, tracheoesophageal fistula, diaphragmatic hernia.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Kinesiotape

Experimental group

Description:

Kinesiotaping aplication to chest wall, abdomen and diaphragm in preterm infants.

Treatment:

Device: kinesiotape application

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No kinesiotaping aplication to chest wall, abdomen and diaphragm in preterm infants.