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NCT01983280 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep Patterns of Pediatric Burn Patients

A NA study, sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
29
Enrollment target

NCT01983280: Completed NA study, sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children.

NCT01983280 is a NA study that has completed, run by Shriners Hospitals for Children. The registered enrollment target is 29 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01983280, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
29 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Adequate sleep is an important aspect of any healing process, and because it is known that children recovering from burns suffer long term sleep disruptions, the investigators believe that Healing Touch may improve the quality and quantity of sleep in the pediatric burn population.

Primary Outcome

Comparison of sleep with and without Healing Touch at bedtime. Polysomnography measures whether the patient enters into all the different stages of sleep, particularly Rapid Eye Movement sleep.

Interventions

  • OTHER Healing Touch

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 29 participants
Start Date 2009-10
Est. Completion 2013-05
Phase NA
Shriners Hospitals for Children

40 total trials

What the finished NCT01983280 record still lists

NCT01983280 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 29 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Healing Touch is the first listed.

NCT01983280 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01983280 about?

NCT01983280 is a clinical study titled "The Effect of Healing Touch on Sleep Patterns of Pediatric Burn Patients". Adequate sleep is an important aspect of any healing process, and because it is known that children recovering from burns suffer long term sleep disruptions, the investigators believe that Healing Touch may improve the quality and quantity of sleep in the pediatric burn population.

What is the current status of trial NCT01983280?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 29 participants. The study started on 2009-10. Estimated completion is 2013-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01983280?

The interventions under investigation include: Healing Touch (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01983280?

This trial is sponsored by Shriners Hospitals for Children, which has 40 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01983280's enrollment target sits among peer trials

29 1702nd of 2000 higher than 297 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01983280, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01983280 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.