Heel Warming With Mild and Hot Thermofor Applied Before Heel Lance

Summary

Heel warming with thermophor during heel blood collection is a cost-effective and easy-to-apply method. In previous studies, it has been shown that applying heat to the heel reduces the pain of taking heel blood, increases comfort and shortens the procedure time and total crying time. Warm aplication increases the skin surface temperature, causing proximal vasodilation, thereby accelerating blood flow and increasing blood circulation. Increased blood circulation can reduce the pressure applied to the heel of newborns, shorten the procedure time, reduce the perception of pain and increase comfort. As a result of the literature review, it is seen that there is no clarity about the temperature degrees used in heel heating. It has been seen in the literature that warming the heel before heel blood collection is often carried out as mild (34-37C) or hot (38-40C). This study aims to determine heel warming with mild (34-37C) and hot (38-40C) thermofor applied before heel lance on total crying time and procedure time in healthy term newborns.

Conditions

• Nursing Caries

Interventions

OTHER

Heel warming with mild thermofor group

Heel warming will be applied to the newborns in the ıntervention group 1 with a thermofor containing 34-37C 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

OTHER

Heel warming with hot thermofor group

Heel warming will be applied to the newborns in the ıntervention group 2 with a thermofor containing 38-40C 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

OTHER

Ineffective heel warming with thermofor group

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

• Isparta University of Applied Sciences

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Fahriye PAZARCIKCI · Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Isparta, Turkey

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

2022-10-18

Completion

2022-10-18

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations