Effect of Three Different Sensory Interventions on Pain Level During Heel Blood Collection in Term Infant

NCT ID: NCT05526378

Last Updated: 2024-10-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-22

Study Completion Date

2023-05-15

Brief Summary

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Background: Healthy newborns undergo many painful procedures in the first hours of life. Damage caused by painful procedures can lead to structural and functional changes that can affect adult life. Various non-pharmacological methods have been reported in the literature for pain management. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of the method that appeals to 3 different senses (mother's voice, breast milk smell, mother's contact) on the level of pain during heel blood collection.

Method: The population of the study consisted of babies who were hospitalized in a hospital's neonatal unit between December 2022 and May 2023 and who heel blood taken. The Neonatal-Infant Pain (NIPS) Scale and data collection form were used to obtain the data. 120 newborns who met the study criteria were randomly divided into group 1 (n=30) , group 2 (n=30), group 3 (n=30), control group (n=30). All intervention was continued 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure. The mother called her baby between 40 and 60 decibels loudness for group 1. Breast milk was dripped onto the gauze in an amount to wet the entire 2,5cm\*2,5cm sterile gauze and the gauze was then placed close to the baby's nose wings for group 2. Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby is provided for group 3. NIPS score was saved in 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure for all groups.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Infant Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group 1 (mother's voice)

The mother called her baby between 40 and 60 decibels loudness. The intervention was continued 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure. NIPS score was saved in 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure.

Benetech brand GM1352 model decibel meter was used to measure the loudness.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sensory Interventions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Group 1 will be hear mother's voice before, during and after the procedure. Group 2 will be sniffed mother's breast milk before, during and after the procedure.

Group 3 will be skin contact with mother's before, during and after the procedure.

Group 2 (mother's milk)

Breast milk was dripped onto the gauze in an amount to wet the entire 2,5cm\*2,5cm sterile gauze. The gauze was then placed close to the baby's nose wings. The intervention was continued 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure. NIPS score was saved in 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sensory Interventions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Group 1 will be hear mother's voice before, during and after the procedure. Group 2 will be sniffed mother's breast milk before, during and after the procedure.

Group 3 will be skin contact with mother's before, during and after the procedure.

Group 3 (skin to skin contact)

Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby is provided. The intervention was continued 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure. NIPS score was saved in 5 minutes before the heel blood collection and continued until the 5th minute after the procedure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sensory Interventions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Group 1 will be hear mother's voice before, during and after the procedure. Group 2 will be sniffed mother's breast milk before, during and after the procedure.

Group 3 will be skin contact with mother's before, during and after the procedure.

Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Sensory Interventions

Group 1 will be hear mother's voice before, during and after the procedure. Group 2 will be sniffed mother's breast milk before, during and after the procedure.

Group 3 will be skin contact with mother's before, during and after the procedure.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Born between 37+0/7 - 41+6/7 gestational weeks,
* Gestational age and birth weight are compatible,
* Healthy newborns with stable vital signs.

Exclusion Criteria

* Hearing problems,
* Suction problem
* Congenital anomaly,
* Need hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Minimum Eligible Age

24 Hours

Maximum Eligible Age

48 Hours

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elif Dogan

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elif Dogan

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Researcher Assistant

Locations

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Istanbul University Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39918942 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2022/94

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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