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Reducing Pain During Heel Blood Collection in Preterm Newborns

NCT05431452 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2024-01-09

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Summary

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used to control interventional pain in preterm newborns. Non-pharmacological methods should be preferred in the management of pain, especially during painful minor invasive procedures (blood collection, orogastric tube insertion, aspiration, etc.) applied during the day. Some of these methods are; kangaroo care, breast milk, fetal positioning, breastfeeding, listening to music and massage.

Taking heel blood from babies who are being treated in the neonatal intensive care unit is among the duties, authorities and responsibilities of neonatal intensive care nurses. In addition, the effective management of pain by using non-pharmacological methods is among the professional ethical responsibilities of nurses working in neonatal intensive care units. While fulfilling these responsibilities, nurses should conduct researches with high levels of evidence and benefit from the researches effectively. In this context, determining the most effective non-pharmacological method and activating it in a clinical setting form the basis of nursing practices. In this context, the aim of our research is; The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of fetal position, kangaroo care, combined fetal position with breast milk and breast milk, and kangaroo care in reducing pain during heel blood collection in preterm newborns.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Pain management

Nonpharmacological pain management during blood collection in preterm infants

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Suleyman Demirel University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Şerife Tutar · Suleyman Demirel University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Days
Max Age
5 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-01
Primary Completion
2024-06-01
Completion
2024-06-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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