The Effect of Almond and Extra Virgin Olive Oils on Maintaining Skin Integrity in Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Neonatal skin condition score
研究概览
简要总结
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of extra virgin olive and almond oils on maintaining skin integrity in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Interventional research with two parallel groups and no control group
详细描述
The study was conducted in the Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a training and research hospital.The total number of infants admitted to the NICU was 28. Each nurse is responsible for the care of 3 or 4 newborn babies.
Skin are routines in the NICU: A skin condition assessment score is routinely performed every day (09.00 am) in all infants and moisturizing products are used for their skin care. Therefore, there was no control group in the study.
Extra virgin olive oil and almond oil are among the skin care products used in the clinic routines. Therefore, the effects of the currently used oils were compared in the study
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 1 Hour 至 72 Hours（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Neonates who were born at 37-42 weeks of gestation, were planned to be hospitalized in the NICU for at least 5 days, had a post-natal age of 0-72 hours, and were received written and verbal consent from parents were included in the study.
排除标准
- •; Neonates who were discharged before 5 days and required phototherapy were excluded from the study.
研究组 & 干预措施
Almond oil group
On the first day of neonates' admission to the clinic, their skin condition will be evaluated using the NSCS, and the hydration of skin will be measured using a digital moisture meter with the recommended usage guide. During morning care at 09:00 a.m., almond oil (10 ml) will be applied to their entire body, except for the head. Three hours after the application, at 12:00 a.m., their skin condition will be assessed, and the hydration will be measured and recorded. This application will continue for 5 days.
干预措施: Plant (natural) oils (Other)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Group
On the first day of neonates' admission to the clinic, their skin condition will be evaluated using the NSCS, and the hydration of skin will be measured using a digital moisture meter with the recommended usage guide. During morning care at 09:00 a.m., extra virgin olive oil(10 ml) will be applied to their entire body, except for the head. Three hours after the application, at 12:00 a.m., their skin condition will be assessed, and the hydration will be measured and recorded. This application will continue for 5 days.
干预措施: Plant (natural) oils (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Neonatal skin condition score
时间窗: 5 days
This is a three-point Likert-type scale to evaluate dryness, redness, peeling / deterioration in newborn baby skin. For each criterion in the evaluation of the scale score; 1 refers to the best and 3 to the worst skin condition. The highest and lowest scores on the scale are 9 and 3, respectively. A higher scale score indicates poorer skin condition
Skin moisture meter(DMM):
时间窗: 5 days
The product shows the moisture level (0%-99.9%) in contact with the skin and does not harm the skin. It provides measurement results with high precision
次要结局
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