The Effects of Auditory Interventions on Comfort and Mothers' Anxiety in Newborns

NCT ID: NCT05079594

Last Updated: 2023-12-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-15

Study Completion Date

2022-01-16

Brief Summary

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The heel blood procedure for newborn screening is done for almost all babies within the first 48 hours of birth. It is stated that non-pharmacological methods in reducing pain during the heel blood collection process are simple, effective, free, and very cost-effective. Studies have shown that auditory interventions (such as mother's voice, white noise) used in invasive procedures distract the infant and create a cognitive strategy for pain control. According to this information, one aim of the study is to determine the effect of the mother's voice and white noise, which are non-pharmacological methods, on the comfort level of the baby in the heel blood procedure. It is thought that especially acute painful procedures applied to infants will reduce the level of stress and anxiety in parents. Another aim of this study is to determine the effect of a mother's voice and white noise, which are non-pharmacological methods, on the state anxiety levels of mothers in the heel blood collection process.

Detailed Description

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The heel blood procedure for newborn screening is done for almost all babies within the first 48 hours of birth. The heel blood procedure, which is widely used for the diagnosis and follow-up of various diseases, causes acute pain in infants. It is stated that non-pharmacological methods in reducing pain during the heel blood collection process are simple, effective, free, and very cost-effective. For example, non-pharmacological methods such as breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact, oral sucrose, mother's voice, and white noise are stated to be effective in reducing acute pain. Clinical practice guidelines recommend the use of non-pharmacological methods in acute painful procedures. Studies have shown that auditory interventions (such as mother's voice, white noise) used in invasive procedures distract the infant and create a cognitive strategy for pain control. According to this information, one aim of the study is to determine the effect of the mother's voice and white noise, which are non-pharmacological methods, on the comfort level of the baby in the heel blood procedure.

Few studies have targeted parents of newborn infants, although studies to date have shown that parents want to be more involved in their infants' pain management. Parents reported that they wanted to learn more about pain management strategies, they wanted to play a role in the relaxation of their babies, and they hoped for more opportunities to participate in the care of their babies in the hospital. It is thought that especially acute painful procedures applied to infants will reduce the level of stress and anxiety in parents. In addition, one study reported that when parents are given information to help reduce their baby's pain, they accept painful procedures such as heel prick more easily and feel calmer. In the light of this information, another aim of this study is to determine the effect of a mother's voice and white noise, which are non-pharmacological methods, on the state anxiety levels of mothers in the heel blood collection process.

Conditions

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Pain, Acute

Keywords

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white noise pain Mother's voice pain management newborn

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Routine Care Group

Before the application, the families will be informed by the researcher and the 'Informed Consent Form' will be signed. After the heel blood procedure, when the baby starts to cry, comfort will be provided with gentle touches. For ethical reasons, routine care will be provided when the baby cries.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

White Noise

Since white noise is a humming and continuous monotonous sound, it is similar to the sound in the womb. It will be explained that this sound is very similar to the sound that the baby hears in the mother's womb by making the white noise recordings listen to the mothers who will have their babies listen to white noise. by Orhan Osman; Dr. From the album 'Kolik', which was created by making use of the album 'The Happiest Baby' prepared by Harvey Karp, which consists only of uterus sounds; The song 'Don't Let Your Baby Cry, PT.2' will be played to babies. In addition, infants will be excluded from the study even though they meet the criteria, if they are not sedated, the procedure takes more than 2 minutes, the procedure is disrupted because someone enters the room loudly, or the mother changes the baby's position.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

White noise

Intervention Type OTHER

Before Operation The decibel meter will be set to an average of 50-60 dB and the speakers will be played at a distance of 30 cm.

Intervention in this group will be made at the elevation. White noise will be played five minutes before the procedure.The baby's comfort level and physiological values will be evaluated by the researcher using the "Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale" 2 minutes before the procedure begins.

Order of Operation As soon as the heel blood procedure is completed, the baby's physiological values and comfort level will be noted by the "Newborn Comfort Behavior Scale" by the researcher.

Post-Processing After the procedure, white noise will continue to be listened to until the baby's physiological values return to basal values. Physiological values and baby's comfort level of the baby will be noted by the researcher 1 minute and 2 minute after the heel blood collection is completed.

Mother Voice

Auditory responses, fetal age 26-28. It develops in the auditory cortex and brain stem in weeks. Hearing is one of the first senses a fetus develops and is 24-33. can recognize and remember the mother's voice after weeks. The fetus memorizes the musical characteristics of the mother's voice, like tone, by listening to it. It is stated that newborns exposed to their own mother's voice have a lower heart rate, higher sucking rate, a more relaxed appearance, and less crying and body movements.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mother voice

Intervention Type OTHER

Five minutes before the procedure, the mother's voice recording will be played to the baby and the speaker will be placed 30 cm away from the baby. The baby's comfort level will be evaluated by the researcher using the "Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale" 2 minutes before the procedure begins. Physiological values of the baby will be noted by the researcher 1 minute before the procedure.As soon as the heel blood procedure is completed, the baby's physiological values and comfort level will be noted by the "Newborn Comfort Behavior Scale" by the researcher. After the procedure, the recording will continue to be played until the baby's mother's voice returns to the basal values. Physiological values and comfort levels of the baby will be noted by the researcher 1 minute and 2 minute after the procedure. 2 minutes after the procedure, the baby's comfort level will be evaluated by the researcher using the "Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale".

Interventions

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Mother voice

Five minutes before the procedure, the mother's voice recording will be played to the baby and the speaker will be placed 30 cm away from the baby. The baby's comfort level will be evaluated by the researcher using the "Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale" 2 minutes before the procedure begins. Physiological values of the baby will be noted by the researcher 1 minute before the procedure.As soon as the heel blood procedure is completed, the baby's physiological values and comfort level will be noted by the "Newborn Comfort Behavior Scale" by the researcher. After the procedure, the recording will continue to be played until the baby's mother's voice returns to the basal values. Physiological values and comfort levels of the baby will be noted by the researcher 1 minute and 2 minute after the procedure. 2 minutes after the procedure, the baby's comfort level will be evaluated by the researcher using the "Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale".

Intervention Type OTHER

White noise

Before Operation The decibel meter will be set to an average of 50-60 dB and the speakers will be played at a distance of 30 cm.

Intervention in this group will be made at the elevation. White noise will be played five minutes before the procedure.The baby's comfort level and physiological values will be evaluated by the researcher using the "Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale" 2 minutes before the procedure begins.

Order of Operation As soon as the heel blood procedure is completed, the baby's physiological values and comfort level will be noted by the "Newborn Comfort Behavior Scale" by the researcher.

Post-Processing After the procedure, white noise will continue to be listened to until the baby's physiological values return to basal values. Physiological values and baby's comfort level of the baby will be noted by the researcher 1 minute and 2 minute after the heel blood collection is completed.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Newborns whose postnatal age is between 1-5 days,
2. 38-42. newborns born between gestational weeks,
3. Healthy newborns,
4. Babies of mothers without diabetes,
5. Newborns who were not given any opioid and non-opioid drugs before the application,
6. Newborns who have been fed at least 30 minutes ago,
7. Newborns without any painful interventions other than vitamin K and Hepatitis B injections will be included.
8. Mothers who can speak and understand Turkish,
9. The mothers and their babies who accepted to participate in the study and whose written consent form was obtained from them will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Connected to a mechanical ventilator,
2. Having a neurological disorder,
3. Congenital anomaly,
4. Having hyperglycemia,
5. Having undergone a surgical procedure,
6. Substance addicted mother and her baby,
7. If the lancet cannot be inserted and removed at once, the baby will be excluded from the study.
8. Infants, despite meeting the criteria, will be excluded from the study if the heel blood collection takes more than 2 minutes in total, the procedure is disrupted by someone entering the room loudly, or the mother changes the position of the baby.
9. Mothers with a special condition that will cause difficulties in understanding and perception will be excluded from the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Hour

Maximum Eligible Age

1 Month

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Akdeniz University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Uğur Gül

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Uğur Gül

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Akdeniz Universitesi, Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing

Locations

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Akdeniz University

Kepez, Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Other Identifiers

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Akdeniz Faculty of Nursing

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id