Rebooting Infant Pain Care: Using Machine Learning and Skin-to-Skin Contact to Exponentially Improve Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Practice (NCT05579496)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
To address the current limitations related to infant pain assessment in the NICU, our international team of knowledge users and health/natural science/engineering/social science researchers have come together to build a machine learning algorithm that will learn how to discriminate invasive and non-invasive distress. Furthermore, to improve the use of current pain management practices, our team seeks to better understand the developmental mechanisms underlying skin-to-skin contact over time and factors that may influence its efficacy in mitigating pain responses in preterm infants. This is an ongoing naturalistic observational study.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Mount Sinai Hospital — Toronto, Ontario
Age range: 25 Weeks to 33 Weeks
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)
- Mount Sinai Hospital — Toronto, Ontario
- University College London Hospital — London, No Province
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (416) 736-2100
Email: rpr@yorku.ca
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.