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Facilitated Tucking Position and Reiki Efficacy in Orogastric Tube Insertion

NCT05801640 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2023-04-06

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of faciliated tucking and reiki given manually during orogastric tube insertion in preterm infants treated in the NICU on stress, pain and physiological parameter (heartbeat, blood pressure, SpO2 and respiratory rate) levels.

Conditions

  • Premature
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

Facilitated Tucking Position

The fetal position was given by the researcher. In the fetal position, the lower and upper extremities of the baby were kept in the flexed position by hand and placed in the side-lying position close to the midline.

OTHER

Reiki

Reiki was applied to areas called chakras (forehead, throat, heart, stomach, feet and hands). A total of 15 minutes were applied in the form of 12 minutes touches in each chakra region.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sibel Küçükoğlu

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hatice Onal, M.Sc. · Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

  • Halil Degirmencioglu, Medicine · Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
32 Weeks
Max Age
37 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-12-15
Completion
2023-01-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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