Could a simple swaddle ease dangerous reflux in preemies?
NCT ID NCT02083952
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a swaddle blanket with a gentle abdominal band can reduce acid reflux, breathing pauses, heart rate drops, and low oxygen levels in premature infants. About 50 babies in the NICU were observed to see if the blanket helped. The goal was to find a simple, non-drug way to manage reflux symptoms.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Feb 2014
- Finished
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Oct 2015
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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2 to 180 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- NICU patients who have a 5 channel study requested by the attending neonatologist - Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450, United States
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