CompletedNot Applicable

Nonpharmacological Methods in Heel Stick Pain

Turkey (Türkiye)147 participantsStarted 2017-03-01

Plain-language summary

In the present study, the randomized controlled and experimental design is used because it was aimed to determine the effects of two different warming methods (warming with a thermophore heating pad and warming with a warm towel) performed before heel prick intervention on pain levels and duration of crying in healthy term newborns. Study hypotheses are; Hypothesis 1. Using the thermophore pad warming method in newborns before heel prick reduces the newborn's pain level. Hypothesis 2. Using the warm towel warming method in newborns before heel prick reduces the newborn's pain level. Hypothesis 3. Using the thermophore pad warming method in newborns before heel prick reduces the duration of crying. Hypothesis 4. Using the warm towel warming method in newborns before heel prick reduces the duration of crying

Who can participate

Age range

1 Day – 2 Days

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Having been born at 38-42 weeks of gestation, * having a birth weight of 2500 g and above, * having a 5-min APGAR score of 7 and above, * having stable health, * having been fed within an hour before the intervention, being calm and not crying before the intervention, * having a postnatal age of 24-72 hours, and * undergoing heel prick for the first time Exclusion Criteria: * Parents with any mental problems * Infants with any chronic disease and congenital anomalies.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

Timeframe: Pain levels of the newborns evaluated during the procedures

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06847048

SponsorDiler Yilmaz

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-01-01

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