Status:
COMPLETED
Heel Warming With Mild and Hot Thermofor Applied Before Heel Lance
Lead Sponsor:
Isparta University of Applied Sciences
Conditions:
Nursing Caries
Eligibility:
All Genders
24-72 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Heel warming with thermophor during heel blood collection is a cost-effective and easy-to-apply method. In previous studies, it has been shown that applying heat to the heel reduces the pain of taking...
Detailed Description
Aim: The effect of heel warming with mild (34-37C) and hot (38-40C) thermofor applied before capillary heel blood sampling on total crying time and procedure time in term newborns. Method: This study...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Born between 38-42 gestational weeks (term newborns)
- Newborns with a birth weight of 2500-4400 grams
- Newborns with stable physiological parameters and general condition
- Newborns with vitamin K and hepatitis B vaccine in the delivery room
- Newborns with eight or more Apgar scores in the first and fifth minutes
Exclusion
- Newborns with problems during pregnancy, labor and postpartum
- Newborns with congenital anomaly
- Newborns receiving pharmacological or non-pharmacological pain management intervention before the procedure
- Newborns with receiving oxygen therapy
- Newborns with having undergone a surgical procedure
- Newborns with sepsis or suspected sepsis
- Newborns whose parents state that they want to leave the study while the study continues
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 11 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 18 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05228366
Start Date
May 11 2022
End Date
October 18 2022
Last Update
March 14 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Isparta University of Applied Sciences
Isparta, Turkey (Türkiye), 32100