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NCT01738308 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
The Effects of Healing Touch on Post Operative Pediatric Patients
A NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 240
- Enrollment target
NCT01738308: Completed NA study, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
NCT01738308 is a NA study that has completed, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. The registered enrollment target is 240 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (83% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT01738308, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 240 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
The goal of this study is to assess the benefits of Healing Touch, an energy based therapy on post-operative discomfort and the rate of recovery in children. The aims of this study are to measure the effect of Healing Touch on post-operative: 1) anxiety, 2) emergence agitation/ emergence delirium (EAD), 3) pain, 4) time to wake-up, 5) time to meet PACU's departure criteria, 6.) maladaptive behaviors 2 weeks following surgery \& 7)readmissions for complications 2 weeks following surgery. This is a triple blinded randomized controlled trial with three parallel groups. 240 subjects, ages 3 or 4 will be randomly assigned to receive the usual post-operative care, the usual care plus a post-operative Healing Touch treatment, or the usual post-operative care plus a sham Healing Touch treatment done by an untrained research assistant. The participants \& parents, the evaluators, and the principle investigator will be blinded to study group assignment.
Primary Outcome
1. Perioperative Adult Child Behavioral Interaction Scale (PABCIS) behavioral and self-assessments pre operatively and post-operatively by blinded research assistants. This scale is a behavioral assessment of the child/ adult behavioral interactions in the perioperative period. Parents will be asked to provide self-assessments of their distress in the preoperative and post-operative period. Parents will use Likert scales 2. Biologic measures: vital signs (B/P, pulse, and pulse oximetry) pre-oper
Interventions
- PROCEDURE Healing Touch
- PROCEDURE Healing Touch Sham Treatment
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 240 participants |
| Start Date | 2013-09 |
| Est. Completion | 2017-06 |
| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT01738308 record still lists
NCT01738308 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 240 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (83% lower).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Healing Touch is the first listed.
NCT01738308 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT01738308 about?
NCT01738308 is a clinical study titled "The Effects of Healing Touch on Post Operative Pediatric Patients". The goal of this study is to assess the benefits of Healing Touch, an energy based therapy on post-operative discomfort and the rate of recovery in children. The aims of this study are to measure the effect of Healing Touch on post-operative: 1) anxiety, 2) emergence agitation/ emergence delirium (E...
What is the current status of trial NCT01738308?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 240 participants. The study started on 2013-09. Estimated completion is 2017-06.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01738308?
The interventions under investigation include: Healing Touch (PROCEDURE), Healing Touch Sham Treatment (PROCEDURE).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01738308?
This trial is sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, which has 571 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Where NCT01738308's enrollment target sits among peer trials
240 440th of 2000 higher than 1,542 of 2,000 other NA trials
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08
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