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Effect of Maternal Heart Sound on Crying Time and Pain Level in Newborns During Heel Blood Collection

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Infant, Newborn, Disease
Registration Number
NCT05520164
Lead Sponsor
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Brief Summary

This study was carried out to determine the effect of maternal heart sound listened to by newborns during heel blood collection on pain level and crying time.

Detailed Description

The randomized controlled and experimental study was conducted with 60 newborns applied to a public family health center for heel blood collection. The infants in the experimental group (n=30) were listened to the maternal heart sound before, during, and after the heel blood collection procedure, and routine blood collection was applied to the control group (n=30). Newborn Information Form and Newborn Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) were used to collect data.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Gestational age of 38-41 weeks,
  • Chronological age of 2-28 days,
  • Without any physical, metabolic or genetic disease,
  • Newborns who did not use any analgesic drugs before the procedure
Exclusion Criteria
  • Newborns whose heel blood cannot be taken at once

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Newborn Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)15 minutes

The Newborn Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) was used. NIPS: Scale Lawrence et al. (1993) was developed to evaluate the behavioral and physiological pain responses of preterm and term infants. The scale consists of five behavioral factors (facial expression, crying, arousal, arm and leg movements) and one physiological (breathing pattern) factor. The crying factor is given 0-1-2 points, the other factors are given 0-1 points, and the total score is between 0-7. A high score indicates greater severity of pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pendik Mehmet Oguz Family Health Center

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Istanbul, Turkey

Pendik Mehmet Oguz Family Health Center
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey

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