This study shows that cycled light during neonatal care reduces infant's fussing and crying behavior at 5 and 11 weeks corrected age and improves growth during neonatal care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
37
lights on at daytime, lights off at nighttime
mean duration and change over time for total duration per 24 hours for crying variables
mean duration per 24 hours for following variables: content, fussing, crying, unsoothable crying change over time, measured at 5 and 11 weeks corrected age measured by diary
Time frame: 5 and 11 weeks corrected age
mean sleep duration per 24 hours and change over time
mean sleep duration per 24 hours measured by sleep diary measured at 5, 11 and 25 weeks corrected age, for adressing change over time
Time frame: 5,11 and 25 weeks corrected age
mean weight gain per day
mean weight gaing per day during hospital stay.
Time frame: during hospital stay
mean activity count per 24 hours and change over time
mean activity count per 24 hours measured by actigraph recordings measured at three time points, 5, 11 and 25 weeks corrected age to adress change over time
Time frame: 5, 11, and 25 weeks corrected age
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