Kangaroo Care Reduces Infant Pain Caused By Vaccination

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Kangaroo Mother Care; Nursing; Infant; Evidence-based Practices
• Interventions: Behavioral: İnfant pain management

• Registration Number: NCT04596137
• Lead Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled study determine the effect of KMC on pain in infants during vaccination.

Detailed Description

Infants undergo many painful procedures from the time they are born. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is one of the nonpharmacological methods that are effective in alleviating pain. The aim of this randomized controlled study determine the effect of KMC on pain in infants during vaccination. The study subjects were 128 healthy, 1-month-old infants and their mothers. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS), a pulse oximeter, and a chronometer were used in collecting the data. This study indicate that KMC reduced crying duration, heart rate, and pain in vaccinated infants, whereas it increased oxygen saturation levels in the blood.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-06-15
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-15
• Study First Posted: 2020-10-22
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

• The consent of the parents to participate in the application of the study,
• The infant being 1 month old
• Parents and infants being healthy

Exclusion Criteria

• The consent of the parents not to participate in the application of the study,
• The infant not being 1 month old
• The parents and infants not being healthy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
İnfant pain management	İnfant pain management	Kangaroo mother care was applied to the infants during heel prick. With kangaroo mother care, the pain of infants was reduced.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain control of infants	during 5 minutes	The infant's pain was reduced by applying kangaroo mother care during the heel blood collection of infants.Pain level was determined with the pain scale. Pain score decreased at the end of the application.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduce crying time of infants	during 5 minutes	Crying time of infants decreased with kangaroo mother care applied during heel prick.
Control heart rate of infants	during 5 minutes	With kangaroo mother care applied during the heel prick, the heart rate of the babies was kept under control.