Status:

COMPLETED

Paternal vs Maternal Holding-Cuddling for Procedural Pain in Healthy Term Neonates

Lead Sponsor:

Istanbul Medeniyet University

Conditions:

Procedural Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

38-42 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study investigated the effect of maternal holding-cuddling (MHC) and paternal holding-cuddling (PHC) on heel prick pain and crying duration in healthy term neonates

Detailed Description

Newborns undergo many painful procedures. The heel prick, or heel lancing, is a painful procedure used for newborn screening tests. It is a more painful procedure than other venipuncture procedures. A...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • healthy term neonates
  • birth weight between 2500 and 4000 g
  • 38-42 gestational week
  • postnatal age of 48-72 hours
  • a 5-minute APGAR score of ≥8,
  • having had no experience of any painful interventions other than vitamin K and hepatitis B vaccine at birth
  • fed between 30 and 60 min before the procedure
  • undergoing heel prick only once
  • blood collection for the Guthrie test
  • willing to hold their babies during the procedure

Exclusion

  • sleeping during the procedure
  • receiving analgesics up to 24 hours before the procedure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 4 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

92 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06111534

Start Date

February 4 2016

End Date

September 30 2016

Last Update

November 1 2023

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Istanbul Medeniyet University

Istanbul, Kadıköy, Turkey (Türkiye), 34720