Skin Conductance in Ventilated Preterms (SCiP)

April 30, 2026 updated by: Johanna Tidehag Walan, Uppsala University Hospital

Pain Assessment Using Skin Conductance Measurement During Different Types of Invasive Ventilation in Newborn Infants

The goal of this observational study is to learn more about the pain and stress experienced by newborn infants receiving mechanical ventilation (breathing through a machine).

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Do different ventilator settings (modi) cause different degrees of pain and stress?
  • Can skin conductance measurement be used to evaluate the pain and stress caused by mechanical ventilation in newborns?
  • Can skin-to-skin care alleviate the stress caused by mechanical ventilation?

Participants will be monitored according to clinical protocol with the addition of electrodes placed on the infant's foot, measuring changes in skin conductance.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

  • Name: Johanna T Walan, Student Researcher
  • Phone Number: +46704184255
  • Email: johanna.walan@uu.se

Study Locations

  • Sweden
    • Uppland
      • Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden, 75185
        • Recruiting
        • Uppsala University Children's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Need for mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other distracting painful conditions
  • Facial malformation or neuromuscular disease, not allowing regular visual pain assessment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in skin conductance
Time Frame: From the time on one ventilator setting to another, on average about two weeks
Changes in skin conductance measured in micro Siemens
From the time on one ventilator setting to another, on average about two weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Uppsala University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 8, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 30, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 21, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 30, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 30, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Dnr 2023-03900-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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