The Effect of Bath Applied in Two Different Sequences on Stress Level and Physiological Parameters in Term Babies

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Completed

• Conditions: Newborn
• Interventions: Other: take a bath

• Registration Number: NCT06166485
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Brief Summary

In this study, the bath applied to term babies in two different orders (first washing the body and lastly the head, and the classical method in which the whole body is washed starting from the head first), the babies' stress level, physiological parameters (body temperature, pulse, respiration, O2 saturation), procedure time (time of bathing). ) was planned to determine its effect on the calming time of babies.

The effects of two different bathing methods given to healthy and term babies on the babies' stress level, physiological parameters (body temperature, pulse, respiration, O2 saturation), procedure time (bathing time), and calming time of the babies will be compared.

Detailed Description

The researcher will briefly talk about the scope and content of the research by meeting with the parents of babies who meet the selection criteria to apply the first bath of term and healthy babies before discharge, at the earliest 6 hours after birth.

Healthy, term newborns will be divided into two groups, one group will be washed from body to head, and the other group will be washed from head to body, which is the traditional method. In the study, the stress levels of babies will be obtained by observing the newborns independently by two different observer nurses before, after and after the procedure, using the "Newborn Stress Scale", at the 5th, 15th and 30th minutes. Physiological parameters of the babies will be evaluated before the procedure, during the procedure, and at the 1st, 5th and 15th minutes after the procedure. Bathing will be done by the same person (researcher) for all babies in both the experimental and control groups.

Pulse oximeter and stopwatch will be used to measure physiological parameters (heart rate, oxygen saturation, calming time).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-07-18
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-20
• Study Completion: 2023-09-21
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-03
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-27
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

• The baby's body weight is between 2.5 - 4 kg
• The baby's Apgar score is >7
• The baby does not have any health problems
• Their parents agree to participate in the study
• Having a healthy term baby.

Exclusion Criteria

• Meconium aspiration etc. washed immediately after birth for various reasons,
• Having various health problems,
• Their parents did not agree to participate in the study,
• Low birth weight and premature babies

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2nd group babies, where the whole body is washed first and the head is washed last.	take a bath	The effects on the physiological parameters (oxygen level, pulse, body temperature, calming time, stress level) of the second group of babies, where the whole body is washed first and the head last, will be examined.
1st group babies where the head is washed first and then the whole body	take a bath	The effects of washing the head first and then the whole body on the physiological parameters (oxygen level, pulse, body temperature, calming time, stress level) of the first group babies will be examined.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Newborn stress scale	This scale evaluation will be applied to healthy, term babies who are hospitalized in the neonatal clinic within a 3-month period and the study will be conducted.	This scale can evaluate the stress level in newborns.Scale items are grouped into 8 subgroups.These subgroups consist of a total of 24 items in a 3-point Likert type, including facial expression, body color, respiration, activity level, consolability, muscle tone, extremities, and posture.In scoring, each subgroup is evaluated between 0-2 points. A minimum of 0 points and a maximum of 16 points are taken from the scale. As the score increases, the baby's stress level increases.
Data collection form	The 36-question data collection form will be applied to the mother of the baby on whom the study will be conducted and to the observers making the evaluation within 3 months of data collection.	The form consists of 4 sections and 36 questions in total. The first part of the form is a 7-question form to collect demographic and obstetric information of mothers who agreed to participate in the study. The second part is a 9-question form in which information about the baby to be included in the study is collected. In the third section, it is a form with 15 questions in which information about the application is collected. In the fourth section, it is a form with 5 questions in which information regarding the evaluation of the baby with the stress scale is collected.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey