The effect of supportive developmental positions on stress of preterm neonates
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Physiological parameters and Brazelton sleep score in preterm neonate before and after supportive developmental positions.
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016051025807N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Gestational age of 28–36 weeks; postnatal age of 7-14 days; not using sedatives and short- or long-acting skeletal muscle relaxant drugs; not having substance abuse issues and no sedative drug use by the mother; no major congenital, chromosomal or neurological abnormalities; no need for surgery; no severe growth problems from birth; no evidence of grade II or higher intraventricular hemorrhage; stability of physiological parameters in the infant.
Exclusion Criteria
symptoms of physiological instability in the infant; parents' unwillingness to continue cooperating in research.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Heart rate. Timepoint: Before and 30 minutes after putting in supportive developmental position. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Before and 30 minutes after putting in supportive developmental position. Method of measurement: Observation.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before and 30 minutes after putting in supportive developmental position. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Brazelton sleep score. Timepoint: Before and 30 minutes after putting in supportive developmental position. Method of measurement: Video camera.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method