CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep

United States41 participantsStarted 2015-12-12

Plain-language summary

Healing Touch improves measures of sleep the night prior to surgery, thus improving surgery-related morbidity.

Age range5 Years – 25 Years

SexALL

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✓. 5-25 years of age, inclusive
✓. Elective admission for a reconstructive operative procedure
✓. Planned use of general anesthesia during the elective operative procedure
✓. Written informed consent, assent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release signed by parent or legal guardian

✕. History of anoxic or suspected brain injury
✕. History of head injury within the last year
✕. Pre-existing neurological disorder
✕. History of Reynaud's syndrome
✕. Intellectual disability or inability to follow directions
✕. Face/head phenomena that prevent(s) proper placement of polysomnography(PSG) leads
✕. Taking medication for diagnosis of cardiomyopathy

Healing Touch Will Improve Total Sleep Time

Timeframe: 8 hours

NCT IDNCT01870076

SponsorShriners Hospitals for Children

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-05-15

Results submitted2017-07-15