CompletedNot Applicable

The Effects on Pain of Acupressure and Foot Reflexology Before Heel Lancing in Newborns

Turkey (Türkiye)105 participantsStarted 2017-10-30

Plain-language summary

This study aimed to determine the effects of foot reflexology and acupressure on the KI3 and St36 points on pain during interventions when these procedures were administered before heel lancing in term newborns.

Who can participate

Age range24 Hours

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Being born by cesarean section,
✓. Being a term newborn,
✓. Being completed the 24th hour of the postnatal period,
✓. Staying with birth mother,
✓. Being fed in the last half hour before the procedure,
✓. Having a heel prick performed by the same nurse,
✓. Giving blood on the first try (because pain level may change on the second try),
✓. Having a mother who gave written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

✕. Having no health problem,
✕. Being underwent more than 2 invasive interventions,
✕. Receiving an analgesic/sedative drug in the 8 hours before the application.

What they're measuring

Pain levels of the newborns

Timeframe: Before the pain procedure, during the pain procedure (the pain levels of the infants when the needle pricked the heel were evaluated using the N-PASS) and After the pain procedure. (Having completed the 24th hour of the postnatal period)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04643730

SponsorEskisehir Osmangazi University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-03-30

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