Reducing Pain and Increasing Comfort During a Retinopathy of Prematurity Examination

NCT ID: NCT06348641

Last Updated: 2024-04-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-20

Study Completion Date

2025-04-20

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of baby massage applied to babies with retinopathy of prematurity on the pain and comfort of the newborn.

This was randomised-controlled study in the NICU at the Health Sciences University Bursa High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey. The population of the study will consist of preterms hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit during the time period of the study. In the calculation of the sample size, the power level was 80% and the significance level was 5%. When the effect size was determined as 0.8 in the examination of the difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of the premature infant pain profile (PIPP) variable, it was determined by the statistical expert that the number of babies to be included in each group was 26 and 52 babies in total should be included in the study. Based on this, the study sample was determined as 60 preterm infants in 30 experimental and 30 control groups. Block randomization method will be applied in the randomization of the groups.

Case report form, PIPP=Premature Infant Pain Scale and Premature Infant Comfort Scale (PBIQ) will be used to collect the study data. Patients included in the study will be examined by the same ophthalmologist.

The infant massage to be applied before the examination will be applied by a single nurse=researcher. Video recordings will be taken before and during the ROP examination and evaluations will be made by two neonatal nurses other than the researcher.

Infants will be massaged by the researcher in accordance with IAIM guidelines and massage techniques. Total massage time will be equal for each infant.

The researcher has an IAIM infant massage certificate. Before starting the infant massage, jewelry will be removed and hands will be washed. In the study, leg and face massage will be applied among the massage techniques in the IAIM guidelines.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pain Retinopathy of Prematurity Premature Baby 26 to 32 Weeks Premature Baby 33 to 36 Weeks

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

In the calculation of the sample size, the power level was 80% and the significance level was 5%. When the effect size was determined as 0.8 in the examination of the difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of the premature infant pain profile (PIPP) variable, it was determined by the statistical expert that the number of babies to be included in each group was 26 and 52 babies in total should be included in the study. Based on this, the study sample was determined as 60 preterm infants in 30 experimental and 30 control groups. Block randomization method will be applied in the randomization of the groups.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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experimental group

Babies in intervention classes will receive baby massage before the examination. Pre-examination baby massage will be applied by a single nurse = researcher. Video recording will be taken before and during the ROP examination, and evaluations will be made by two neonatal nurses other than the researcher.

Babies will be massaged by the researcher in accordance with IAIM rules and massage techniques. The total massage time will be equal for each baby.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

baby massage

Intervention Type OTHER

The infant massage to be applied before the examination will be applied by a single nurse=researcher. Video recordings will be taken before and during the ROP examination and evaluations will be made by two neonatal nurses other than the researcher.

control group

For the control group, the routine retinopathy examination of the unit will be performed without any intervention.

Video recording will be taken before and during the ROP examination, and evaluations will be made by two neonatal nurses other than the researcher.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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baby massage

The infant massage to be applied before the examination will be applied by a single nurse=researcher. Video recordings will be taken before and during the ROP examination and evaluations will be made by two neonatal nurses other than the researcher.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \<32 gestational age
* Birth weight of \<1500g
* Who were clinical stable
* Baby's first eye examination
* The baby's family has permission

Exclusion Criteria

* Infants with previous ROP examination
* Lack of mechanical ventilator support
* Major congenital anomaly
* Intraventriculer bleeding
* Receiving analgesic medication
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Nurgül Tekin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nurgül Tekin

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

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Nurgül TEKIN

Role: CONTACT

0224 295 50 00 ext. 3311

Other Identifiers

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2011-KAEK-25 2022/12-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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