CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Maternal Scent and Knitted Octopus Application on Pain in Infants Diagnosed With Neonatal Asphyxia and Receiving Therapeutic Hypothermia Treatment

Turkey (Türkiye)45 participantsStarted 2024-12-30

Plain-language summary

This study was designed to determine the effects of maternal scent and knitted octopus application on pain in infants born with asphyxia beyond 36 weeks' gestation and receiving Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Gaziantep Private Anka Hospital. The study is a randomized controlled experimental study. Block randomization will be used as the randomization method.

Who can participate

Age range28 Days

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Babies with a gestational age of ≥36 and a postpartum age of ≤6 hours.
✓. Babies diagnosed with asphyxia and receiving TH treatment in the NICU.
✓. Babies not receiving respiratory support.
✓. Newborns with family consent.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Babies with congenital disorders,
✕. Babies with syndromes/chromosomal disorders,
✕. Babies who experience seizures while being warmed,
✕. Babies whose parents wish to withdraw from the study during the study period,
✕. Babies receiving analgesics

What they're measuring

N-PASS Pain Score

Timeframe: From 6 hours after initiation of therapeutic hypothermia up to 72 hours (assessed every 3 hours)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07526233

SponsorAlev Sivasli

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-01

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