The Effect of Non-nutritive Sucking on Pain During Examination for Retinopathy of Prematurity

NCT04463927 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-08-13

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Summary

Aim: The aim of the study is to determine the effect of non-nutritive sucking on pain during examination for retinopathy of prematurity.

Method: The study is conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The population of the study is premature newborn who treatment in a neonatal intensive unit. The premature newborns divided into two groups as an intervention and control group according to randomization. After the randomization, non-nutritive sucking is applied to the intervention group. No method is applied to the control group.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

non-nutritive sucking

intervention group received a sterile gloved finger during the examination for retinopathy of prematurity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Adiyaman University Research Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tuba KOÇ ÖZKAN · Adiyaman University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Weeks
Max Age
36 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-05-10
Primary Completion
2020-08-08
Completion
2020-10-09

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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