RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05784857

The Effect of Touch Methods on Pain and Physiological Parameters in Preterm Infants During Endotracheal Aspiration

Sponsor

Acibadem University

Enrollment

81 participants

Start Date

Feb 24, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Pain Preterm Infant ALL

Summary

Recurrent and painful interventions such as heel lancing, venipuncture, dressing change, endotracheal aspiration are frequently performed in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Touch is one of the infant's earliest developing senses. Therefore it is very important among individualized supportive care practices. Correct stimulation of the infant's sense of touch affects psychosocial development positively. In addition, it is reported that touch has a calming and analgesic effect during invasive interventions. Therefore, there is a need for touch appropriate for development of newborn. The aim of this study was determine the effect of Yakson and Gentle Human Touch on pain and physiologic parameters in preterm infants during endotracheal aspiration.

Eligibility

Min Age: 24 WeeksMax Age: 37 Weeks

Inclusion Criteria6

The gestational week of the infant is less than 38
Absence of congenital anomaly
Mechanical ventilator support
Absence of comorbid disease
Not having undergone surgery
No analgesic medication has been administered in the last hour

Exclusion Criteria1

• Infants with diseases such as sepsis that interfere with the application of touch technique

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Interventions

OTHERTouch Methods

The Yakson touch method continue for 15 minutes with steady touch (5 minutes), compassionate caressing (5 minutes), and repetition of steady touch (5 minutes). In this method, the palms of the practitioner and all fingers keep in close contact so that the babies don't feel pressure. Gentle human touch refers to steady contact of the skin without caressing or massaging. While the practitioner place one hand on the crown of the preterm infant on the eyebrow line with the fingertip touch for 15 minutes, the other hand was place on the lower abdomen covering the waist and hip of the infants.