A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Silicone Earplugs for Very Low Birth Weight Newborns in Intensive Care

OBJECTIVE: Determine whether very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns (<1500 g) wearing silicone earplugs grow larger and perform better on developmental exams than controls. STUDY DESIGN: VLBW newborns (n=34) were randomized to wearing earplugs or not. Hospital outcomes were abstracted from medical...

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Autores principales: Turk, Chirine A. Abou, Williams, Amber L., Lasky, Robert E.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19194455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2008.236
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Williams, Amber L.
Lasky, Robert E.
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description OBJECTIVE: Determine whether very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns (<1500 g) wearing silicone earplugs grow larger and perform better on developmental exams than controls. STUDY DESIGN: VLBW newborns (n=34) were randomized to wearing earplugs or not. Hospital outcomes were abstracted from medical charts by research staff masked to intervention status. Fourteen extremely low birth weight (ELBW) newborns (<1000 g) were also evaluated at 18−22 months. RESULT: After adjusting for birth weight, 11 surviving newborns in the earplug group were 225 g (95% CI: 45, 405) heavier at 34 weeks post-menstrual age than the 13 controls. Six ELBW earplug infants scored 15.53 points (95% CI: 3.03, 28.02) higher than 6 controls on the Bayley Mental Development Index. Their head circumferences were 2.59 cms (95% CI: 0.97, 4.21) larger. CONCLUSION: Earplugs may facilitate weight gain in VLBW newborns. Better outcomes may persist at 18−22 months at least in ELBW infants.
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spelling pubmed-26745302009-11-01 A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Silicone Earplugs for Very Low Birth Weight Newborns in Intensive Care Turk, Chirine A. Abou Williams, Amber L. Lasky, Robert E. J Perinatol Article OBJECTIVE: Determine whether very low birth weight (VLBW) newborns (<1500 g) wearing silicone earplugs grow larger and perform better on developmental exams than controls. STUDY DESIGN: VLBW newborns (n=34) were randomized to wearing earplugs or not. Hospital outcomes were abstracted from medical charts by research staff masked to intervention status. Fourteen extremely low birth weight (ELBW) newborns (<1000 g) were also evaluated at 18−22 months. RESULT: After adjusting for birth weight, 11 surviving newborns in the earplug group were 225 g (95% CI: 45, 405) heavier at 34 weeks post-menstrual age than the 13 controls. Six ELBW earplug infants scored 15.53 points (95% CI: 3.03, 28.02) higher than 6 controls on the Bayley Mental Development Index. Their head circumferences were 2.59 cms (95% CI: 0.97, 4.21) larger. CONCLUSION: Earplugs may facilitate weight gain in VLBW newborns. Better outcomes may persist at 18−22 months at least in ELBW infants. 2009-02-05 2009-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2674530/ /pubmed/19194455 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2008.236 Text en http://www.nature.com/authors/editorial_policies/license.html#terms Users may view, print, copy, and download text and data-mine the content in such documents, for the purposes of academic research, subject always to the full Conditions of use:http://www.nature.com/authors/editorial_policies/license.html#terms
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title_short A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Silicone Earplugs for Very Low Birth Weight Newborns in Intensive Care
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19194455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2008.236
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