Kangaroo mother care combined with sucrose to reduce pain responses in preterm infants
- Conditions
- Procedural pain during venipunctureSigns and SymptomsProcedural pain
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN73259137
- Lead Sponsor
- ursing School of Coimbra (Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra) (Portugal)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
1. Gestational age between 28 and 36 weeks
2. Postnatal age less than 28 days
1. Apgar score less than 6 at 5 minutes
2. Surgery
3. Major congenital anomalies
4. Genetic anomaly
5. Intra-ventricular haemorrhage (IVH) greater than Grade 2 or subsequent periventricular leucomalacia
6. Severe illness as defined by hypo or hyperthermia, need for respiratory support (ventilation or nasal continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP]), inotropic therapy
7. Presence of umbilical catheter
8. Painful procedure in the previous 12 hours
9. Opioid or non-opioid sedation on the 48 hours prior to data collection
10. Diabetic mother
11. Mother with history of substance abuse
12. Mother absent or unable to do kangaroo care for clinical reasons
13. Mother cannot speak/read Portuguese
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain responses measured by:<br>1. Premature Infant Pain Profile Scores<br>2. Changes in heart rate<br>3. Changes in oxygen saturation<br>4. Changes in behavioural state<br>5. Percentage of time displaying facial actions<br>6. Heart rate variability<br>7. Recovery time<br>Primary outcome measures were taken at baseline (30 seconds before venipuncture); during skin cleansing; needle stick and blood harvesting; compression after needle removal; and rest (up to 5 minutes after the end of the procedure).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mothers' perception of doing Kangaroo Care during venipuncture was obtained between one and six days after the venipuncture occurred.