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Reducing Pain Levels and Increasing Comfort of Premature Infants During Aspiration

NCT06306794 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of using amigurumi octopus on the pain and comfort of the newborn in premature infants undergoing endotracheal aspiration.

It is a randomized controlled quasi-experimental design. The study will be conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit of Health Sciences University Bursa High Specialization Training and Research Hospital. The population of the study will consist of preterm hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit during the period of the conducted study. In the calculation of the sample size, the power level is 80% and the significance level is 5%. It was determined by the statistical expert that the number of babies that should be included for each group is 26 and the total number of babies required for the whole study is 52 when the effect size is determined as 0.8 for the investigation of the difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of the premature infant pain profile (PIPP) variable. Based on aforementioned information, the study sample was determined as 80 preterm infants in which 40 for experimental groups and 40 for control groups. Block randomization method will be applied for the randomization of the groups.

PIPP=Premature Infant Pain Scale and Premature Infant Comfort Scale (PBIQ) will be used as a case report form for the collection of the study data. All the patients included in the study will be intervened by the nurse having a neonatal nursing experience by paying attention to aseptic conditions in accordance with the routine aspiration criteria of the unit. Standardization will be ensured by intervening in all patients with the same application by the same nurse.

During the endotracheal aspiration procedure, the octopus will be given to experimental group 10 minutes before the procedure. Babies will be allowed to touch the octopus for 10 minutes during and after the procedure. Physiologic parameters of the infants before, during and after the procedure will be reported and recorded by camera. According to the video recordings, PIPP-R and PICS scale evaluations of the infants will be made by two research nurses other than the main researcher conducting the study. The routine aspiration application steps of the unit will be applied to the control group without any intervention.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Premature Baby 26 to 32 Weeks
  • Premature Baby 33 to 36 Weeks
  • Aspiration

Interventions

OTHER

crochet octopus

During the endotracheal aspiration procedure, the octopus will be given to experimental group 10 minutes before the procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nurgül Tekin

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
5 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2025-04-01
Completion
2025-04-01

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