CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of Vibration, Heel Warming and Shotblocker on Pain Levels During Heel Blood Collection

Turkey (Türkiye)192 participantsStarted 2024-06-03

Plain-language summary

This prospective study is planned as a randomized controlled study with the purpose of determining the effect of Vibration, Heel Warming, and Shotblocker on pain levels during heel blood collection on healthy term newborn's.

Who can participate

Age range2 Days – 4 Days

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Parents who volunteered and gave consent to participate in the research * Full term neonates (38-42 weeks of gestation) * Underwent heel stick blood drawing for routine metabolic screening, * Aged 2 to 4 days * Passed the hearing screening * Birth weight between 2500-4400 grams * Parents who know how to read, write and speak Turkish. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents with any mental problems * Infants with any chronic disease and congenital anomalies.

What they're measuring

NIPS (Neonatal Infant Pain Scale)

Timeframe: (average 5 minutes) during the heel blood collection procedures (1 min before the heel lance procedure (T-1 min), during the procedure (T+0 sec), and 2 min (T+2 min)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06646848

SponsorBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-03-14

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