CompletedNot Applicable

Foot Bath for Heel Warming Before Heel Lance

Turkey (Türkiye)80 participantsStarted 2022-05-11

Plain-language summary

Foot bath is a simple warm application method that creates a feeling of comfort and positive effects on health have been reported in the literature. There are studies reporting the benefits of footbath for different groups. However, no study has been found in the literature investigating the effect of foot bath for heel warming before heel stick procedure on pain, and procedure time. Foot bath to be applied during heel blood collection is a cost-effective and easy-to-apply method. This study aims to determine the effect of foot bath for heel warming before heel stick procedure on pain, and procedure time in healthy term newborns.

Who can participate

Age range24 Hours – 72 Hours

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Born between 38-42 gestational weeks (term newborns) * Newborns with a birth weight of 2500-4400 grams * Newborns with stable physiological parameters and general condition * Newborns with vitamin K and hepatitis B vaccine in the delivery room * Newborns with eight or more Apgar scores in the first and fifth minutes Exclusion Criteria: * Newborns with problems during pregnancy, labor and postpartum * Newborns with congenital anomaly * Newborns receiving pharmacological or non-pharmacological pain management intervention before the procedure * Newborns with receiving oxygen therapy * Newborns with having undergone a surgical procedure * Newborns with sepsis or suspected sepsis * Newborns whose parents state that they want to leave the study while the study continues

What they're measuring

Prosedüre time measure

Timeframe: During the procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05220930

SponsorIsparta University of Applied Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-09-21