U.S., May 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07562048) titled 'Therapeutic Cuddling in Critically Ill Children' on April 22, 2025.
Brief Summary: 2.1 CONTEXT Pain and agitation are common comorbidities of pediatric critical illness due to both underlying disease processes and ICU related therapies. These are associated with both short and long term negative sequelae including increased mortality, length of stay, rates of ICU delirium, worse sleep, increased anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. The current standard of care to manage PICU associated pain and agitation is the use of analgosedation (e.g. opioids and benzodiazepines) these too are associated with increased time on the ventilator, le...