CompletedNot Applicable

Pain Assessment in Children With Cerebral Palsy Through Parasympathetic Tone Analysis.

France17 participantsStarted 2015-04-24

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates Analgesia Nociception Index (Heart Rate Variability based index) and its variations after painful stimulations in children with cerebral palsy : acute procedural pain (botulinum toxin injections), and recurrent pain (physiotherapy).

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Cerebral Palsy * Rehabilitation care with physiotherapy and/or toxinum botulinum injections * Absence of identified autonomic nervous system disease * Parental and children (if applicable) consent obtained * French National Health System cover Exclusion Criteria: * baseline Respiratory Frequency \> 30/min * beta-blockers or atropinic treatment * Pacemaker, cardiac rhythm disease * Diabetes mellitus

What they're measuring

Analgesia Nociception Index ANI before and after painful stimulation

Timeframe: 300 seconds before and 300 seconds after painful stimulation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02364856

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Lille

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2018-04-12

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