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Foot Bath for Heel Warming Before Heel Lance

NCT05220930 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2023-02-03

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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.

Conditions

  • Nursing Caries

Interventions

OTHER

Foot bath for heel warming

In this study, in line with the literature, the attempt to apply heat with a foot bath will be carried out by immersing both legs of the newborn in a basin filled with 15-20 cm of water at 38-40C, 5 minutes before the heel blood collection, starting just below the knee level. The intervention will be applied while the newborn is held in an upright position on his mother's lap.

OTHER

Ineffective heel warming with thermofor

Ineffective heel warming will be applied to the newborns in the control group with a thermofor containing 28C warm water for 5 minutes before the heel blood collection procedure. During the procedure, the general condition of the newborn and the changes in his skin will be observed closely. Heel blood collection will be performed by following the standard procedure steps that are routinely applied in the service.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Akdeniz University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fahriye PAZARCIKCI, PhD · Isparta University of Applied Sciences

  • Ayla KAYA, PhD · Akdeniz University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
24 Hours
Max Age
72 Hours
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-11
Primary Completion
2022-09-21
Completion
2022-09-21

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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