The Effect of Schumann Resonance on Preterm Newborns

Chung Shan Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Extremely Low Birth Weight

Treatments: Other: routine care; Device: extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05146752

CS19049

Details and patient eligibility

About

Body weight gain is crucial for preterm newborns, especially those with a low birth weight. Owing to their noninvasive, noncontact, and non-pharmaceutical properties, extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) are a promising medium of alternative and complementary therapy.

Full description

Sixty-one preterm newborns of 32-35 weeks' gestational age were recruited from the neonatal intensive care unit of the Chung Shan Medical University Hospital and randomly assigned to one of two groups: the experimental group (n = 31) or the control group (n = 30). Both groups received the same medical care, but the experimental group was exposed to ELF-EMFs until discharge.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 26 to 42 weeks old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• gestational age (GA) between 32 and 35 weeks
• Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) score <9

Exclusion criteria

• (1) a diagnosis of congenital anomaly, intrauterine growth retardation, cerebral palsy, or hydrocephalus; (2) an NTISS score>9

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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61 participants in 2 patient groups

Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields

Experimental group

Description:

After parental permission for participation was obtained, the preterm newborns were enrolled and divided into the experimental group, which received ELF-EMF therapy after a pretest in addition to regular medical care, and the control group, which received regular medical care only, using a random number table.

Treatment:

Device: extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields

control group

Other group

Description:

routine care

Treatment:

Other: routine care