CompletedNot Applicable

Non-pharmacological Pain Management in Term Neonates

Turkey (Türkiye)90 participantsStarted 2017-07-01

Plain-language summary

A randomised clinical trial in a single centre. This study was performed to compare the effect of white noise, facilitated tucking, and their concerted application during heel-stick sampling on pain in term babies. The study was conducted on 90 babies. Using stratification and blocking method, 30 babies were included in the white noise group (1st Group), 30 in facilitated tucking group (2nd Group), and 30 in white noise + facilitated tucking group (3rd Group). Pain scores of the babies in all groups before, during, and after the procedure were evaluated by two nurses independent from each other using Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS).

Who can participate

Age range3 Days

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being term baby * Being with mother * Being a healthy baby * Being able fed orally * Being fed at least half an hour before the procedure * Being able to draw blood at the first try (since the pain level will change on the second try) * Agreed to participate in the study and gave verbal consent were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Having received analgesics and/or sedatives within the last 24 hours * Having any complications that prevent pain evaluation (e.g. intracranial hemorrhage, neuromotor growth retardation, etc.) * Having undergone any painful procedures within the last hour (e.g. blood drawing, aspiration, ophthalmologic examination, etc.) * Prior history of surgery * Being connected to mechanical ventilator

What they're measuring

Pain severity (scores)

Timeframe: 2 MONTHS

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04144543

SponsorÇankırı Karatekin University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-08-09

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