Talking to Babies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The impact of verbal soothing on measures of infant stress during painful procedures.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Preterm infant stress; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000882820
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Paediatrics and Child health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

Non-surgical preterm infants born at 32-35 weeks gestational age, who are in their first two weeks of life, having the heel prick blood tests as part of their usual care and are thought to be healthy enough to participate by their nurse.

Exclusion Criteria

Infants who are sedated, on respiratory support or have had a surgical procedure (surgical infants)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of infant stress as assessed by salivary cortisol measures.[Salivary cortisol measures will be taken before the heel prick (baseline), 20 minutes following the heel prick (peak) and 50 minutes following the heel prick (recovery).]