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Investigating the effect of non-nutritive feeding and olfactory stimulation with breast milk on pain and behavioral responses caused by PICC implantation in premature infants.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Condition 1: Pain in premature babies. Condition 2: Premature infants.
Acute pain due to trauma
Premature infants
G89.11
P05.0
Registration Number
IRCT20230724058904N2
Lead Sponsor
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria

Infants admitted to the NICU and requiring intravenous (IV) therapy through a PICC
The need for TPN or antibiotic therapy for at least 7 days and infants with 1 poor or difficult venous access
Birth weight above 1500 grams
Absence of mother's addiction and use of drugs related to epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders
Mother's desire and consent to participate the baby in the study
The stability of the clinical and physiological condition of the baby
No mechanical ventilation
The absence of central nervous system damage, convulsions and other cases), congenital anomalies, genetic and metabolic disorders based on the patient's file
The baby has an order to fix PICC.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients for whom central access has already been fixed
Use of peripheral IV catheters and umbilical cord catheters or surgically implanted catheters
Significant change in hemodynamic stability and restlessness

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention - during the intervention - and up to 30 seconds after the intervention. Method of measurement: PIPP tool.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Behavioral responses. Timepoint: Before the intervention - during the intervention - and up to 30 seconds after the intervention. Method of measurement: PIPP tool.
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