NCT01870076

Brief Summary

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

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
41

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2015

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 28, 2013

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 5, 2013

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 12, 2015

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 15, 2017

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 3, 2017

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

November 20, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

November 20, 2017

Status Verified

October 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

May 28, 2013

Results QC Date

July 15, 2017

Last Update Submit

October 12, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Healing Touch Will Improve Total Sleep Time

    Data from nocturnal polysomnography, specifically total number of minutes of sleep time, will be compared between the healing touch and non healing touch groups.

    8 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Preoperative Cortisol Level

    Labs were drawn immediately pre-op.

Study Arms (4)

Healing Touch Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Healing Touch performed one hour prior to bed.

Behavioral: Healing Touch

Healing Touch Sham

SHAM COMPARATOR

Healing Touch Sham provided one hour prior to bed.

Behavioral: Healing Touch, Sham

Control, Presence

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Control, Presence Intervention in the room one hour prior to bed.

Behavioral: Control, Presence

Control, No Presence

NO INTERVENTION

No Presence in the room one hour prior to bed.

Interventions

Healing TouchBEHAVIORAL
Healing Touch Intervention
Healing Touch Sham
Control, Presence

Eligibility Criteria

Age5 Years - 25 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • 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

You may not qualify if:

  • 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

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45231, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Touchsalicylhydroxamic acid

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SensationNervous System Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Results Point of Contact

Title
Laura Fowler/Clinical Research Coordinator
Organization
Shriners Hosptials for Children

Study Officials

  • Michele Gottschlich, PhD

    Shriners Hospitals for Children

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Research Scientist

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2013

First Posted

June 5, 2013

Study Start

December 12, 2015

Primary Completion

May 15, 2017

Study Completion

July 3, 2017

Last Updated

November 20, 2017

Results First Posted

November 20, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations