Pain, Acute(pain)NCT05281367
Non-pharmacological Methods in Pain Managment During Heel Stick in Preterm Infants
A study testing Breast milk odor group, Facilitated tucking group and Non-nutritive sucking group in people with Pain, Acute and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, run by Negarin Akbari at 1 site in Iran.
Trial summary
Aims and objectives: This study was performed to examine the effects of Non-nutritive sucking, breast milk odor, and Facilitated tucking on preterm infant pain before, during, and after heel-stick procedures. Design: A randomized clinical trial in a single center. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 1 day to 10 daysHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Pain, Acute, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- What is being tested?
- Breast milk odor group, Facilitated tucking group and Non-nutritive sucking group
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 144 participants
- Where
- 1 siteIran
- Study dates
- 15 Dec 2021to 2 Jan 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 1 day to 10 days
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Week of gestation is between 31 and 36 weeks
- Not being exposed to a painful procedure at least 1 hour before the interventions
- At least 1 hour has passed since feeding
- Not taking analgesics and/or sedatives in the last 4 hours
- Body weight of 1000 grams or more
- Having mother's milk
- Not exceeding the 10th day of postnatal age
Who cannot join
- Having ventilator support
- Having a congenital anomaly
- Using analgesic / narcotic analgesic drugs
- Continuous sedative treatment
- Having a congenital malformation that may cause asphyxia and affect respiration
- Having intracranial bleeding
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Iran1 site
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Gorgan, Golestan Province, 017
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Facilitated Tucking, Maternal Breast Milk Odor and Non Nutritive Sucking During Heel Stick on Procedural Pain in Premature Neonates
Aims and objectives: This study was performed to examine the effects of Non-nutritive sucking, breast milk odor, and Facilitated tucking on preterm infant pain before, during, and after heel-stick procedures.
Design: A randomized clinical trial in a single center.
Read more
Methods:
The study was conducted on 144 premature infants with a gestational age of 31 to 36 weeks and 6 days hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of Shahid Sayad Shirazi Hospital in Iran. Neonates were randomly assigned to four groups: 36 babies were included in the Non-nutritive sucking(1st Group), 36 in breast milk odor (2nd Group), 36 in Facilitated tucking (3rd Group), and 36 in the control group (4th Group). Pain score, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and respiratory rate of the babies in all groups before, during, and after the procedure were evaluated by two nurses independently.
Read the detailed description
Aim: Due to the necessity of various painful procedures and their side effects on infants, pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are adopted to reduce the pain. Since pharmacological methods can be associated with several side effects, it is better to use non-pharmacological methods for pain control in newborns. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to compare the effects of three different methods (including Non-nutritive sucking, breast milk odor, and Facilitated tucking) on preterm infant pain before, during, and after heel-stick procedures.
Method: The study was conducted on 144 premature infants with a gestational age of 31 to 36 weeks and 6 days hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of Shahid Sayad Shirazi Hospital, Iran. Initially, neonates are divided into two groups according to gestational age (including neonates between 31-33 weeks and 34-36 weeks) to moderate the confounding effect of the age, and then the allocation of neonates to four groups was performed.
Using the stratification block randomization method, 36 babies were included in the Non-nutritive sucking(1st Group), 36 in breast milk odor (2nd Group), 36 in Facilitated tucking (3rd Group), and 36 in the control group (4th Group). Two researchers viewed the recorded videos independently and evaluate the heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and neonatal pain at 1st,2nd,3rd minute before the procedure, during, and at 1st,2nd,3rd minutes after the procedure according to the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP).
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Being tested
- Breast milk odor group, Facilitated tucking group, Non-nutritive sucking group, Control group
- Medical subject headings
- Acute Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Breast milk odor groupProcedure or surgery
Also called Breast milk odor
The researcher applied the breast milk that dripped on the pad for 3 minutes before the heel stick for 36 premature newborns in the breast milk odor group. About three cc breast milk dripped onto a sterile pad and placed at a distance of 10 cm from the nose of the newborn. It continued until 3 minutes after the invasive procedure. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study. Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP).
Facilitated tucking groupProcedure or surgery
The Facilitated tucking position was given to 36 premature newborns in the Facilitated tucking group, from 3 minutes before to 3 minutes after the heel stick procedure. Premature newborns were kept in the facilitated tucking position by the investigator using the incubator windows without opening the incubator cover to prevent heat loss of the newborn. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study. Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP).
Non-nutritive sucking groupProcedure or surgery
Also called pacifire
36 premature newborns who were in the non-nutritive sucking group were given a silicone pacifier suitable for the week of the baby's mouth from 3 minutes before to 3 minutes after the heel stick. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study. Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP).
Control groupProcedure or surgery
The control group will consist of 36 premature newborns who are routinely applied in the clinic. In the clinic where the research was conducted, no attempt is made to reduce pain during heel stick. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study.
Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Breast milk odor group | Experimental | It is a non-pharmacological method of pain control in which 3 cc of breast milk will be dripped onto a sterile pad and It will be placed at a distance of 10 cm from the nose of the newborn. Precisely, premature newborns' own mothers' milk will be used. For this, mothers of newborns will be contacted and breast milk will be provided for the day of the procedure. Receives: Procedure: Breast milk odor group |
| Facilitated tucking group | Experimental | It is a non-pharmacological method of pain control in which the arms and legs are slowly contracted and placed close to the body. In this method, the baby is placed on its side, the baby's back is gently bent, the legs are folded at an angle of more than 90 degrees, the shoulders are folded up to 90 degrees, and the care hands are placed either on the head near the mouth or Placed on the baby's face. Receives: Procedure: Facilitated tucking group |
| Non-nutritive sucking group | Experimental | It is a non-pharmacological method used to control pain in infants. In this method, babies suck without receiving the nutrient. This can be done by a pacifier, a parent's hand or a nurse. Receives: Procedure: Non-nutritive sucking group |
| control grup | Experimental | The control group will consist of 36 premature newborns who are routinely applied in the clinic. In the clinic where the research was conducted, no attempt is made to reduce pain during heel stick. Receives: Procedure: Control group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Measured: Pain was measured at 1 minutes before the procedure by two researchers independently.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Measured: Pain was measured at 2 minutes before the procedure by two researchers independently.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Measured: Pain was measured at 3 minutes before the procedure by two researchers independently.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Measured: Pain was measured during the procedure by two researchers independently.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Measured: Pain was measured at 1 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Measured: Pain was measured at 2 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Measured: Pain was measured at 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently.
Secondary outcomes (3)
Heart rate during heel stick
Heart rate initially was recorded in each group 4 minutes before starting any intervention. Then, 1,2, and 3 minutes before heel stick, During heel stick, and 1,2,3 minutes after heel stick it again measured (totally eight times).
Measured: from 4 minutes before heel stick to 4 minute after heel stick
Respiratory rate
Respiratory rate initially was recorded in each group 4 minutes before starting any intervention. Then, 1,2, and 3 minutes before heel stick, During heel stick, and 1,2,3 minutes after heel stick it again measured (totally eight times).
Measured: From 4 minutes before heel stick to 4 minute after heel stick
Oxygen saturation
Oxygen saturation initially was recorded in each group 4 minutes before starting any intervention. Then, 1,2, and 3 minutes before heel stick, During heel stick, and 1,2,3 minutes after heel stick it again measured (totally eight times).
Measured: From 4 minutes before heel stick to 4 minute after heel stick
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Mar 2022
- Study start15 Dec 2021
- Primary completion25 Dec 2021
- Study completion2 Jan 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Pain, AcuteStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Negarin Akbari
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Negarin Akbari, Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
- Investigators
- Negarin Akbari, PhD student, Principal investigator, Istanbul un'vers'ty cerrahpasa-Istanbul,Turkey
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05281367
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1400829255739
- Acronym
- (pain)
- Status last verified
- Mar 2022
- First submitted
- 18 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 16 Mar 2022
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Mar 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Facilitated Tucking, Maternal Breast Milk Odor and Non Nutritive Sucking During Heel Stick on Procedural Pain in Premature Neonates
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05281367
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- (pain) / 1400829255739
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 144 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Negarin AkbariUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 2 Jan 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Mar 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Aims and objectives: This study was performed to examine the effects of Non-nutritive sucking, breast milk odor, and Facilitated tucking on preterm infant pain before, during, and after heel-stick procedures.
Design: A randomized clinical trial in a single center.
Methods:
The study was conducted on 144 premature infants with a gestational age of 31 to 36 weeks and 6 days hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of Shahid Sayad Shirazi Hospital in Iran. Neonates were randomly assigned to four groups: 36 babies were included in the Non-nutritive sucking(1st Group), 36 in breast milk odor (2nd Group), 36 in Facilitated tucking (3rd Group), and 36 in the control group (4th Group). Pain score, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and respiratory rate of the babies in all groups before, during, and after the procedure were evaluated by two nurses independently.
Detailed description
Aim: Due to the necessity of various painful procedures and their side effects on infants, pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are adopted to reduce the pain. Since pharmacological methods can be associated with several side effects, it is better to use non-pharmacological methods for pain control in newborns. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to compare the effects of three different methods (including Non-nutritive sucking, breast milk odor, and Facilitated tucking) on preterm infant pain before, during, and after heel-stick procedures.
Method: The study was conducted on 144 premature infants with a gestational age of 31 to 36 weeks and 6 days hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of Shahid Sayad Shirazi Hospital, Iran. Initially, neonates are divided into two groups according to gestational age (including neonates between 31-33 weeks and 34-36 weeks) to moderate the confounding effect of the age, and then the allocation of neonates to four groups was performed.
Using the stratification block randomization method, 36 babies were included in the Non-nutritive sucking(1st Group), 36 in breast milk odor (2nd Group), 36 in Facilitated tucking (3rd Group), and 36 in the control group (4th Group). Two researchers viewed the recorded videos independently and evaluate the heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and neonatal pain at 1st,2nd,3rd minute before the procedure, during, and at 1st,2nd,3rd minutes after the procedure according to the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Breast milk odor group | Experimental | Procedure: Breast milk odor groupIt is a non-pharmacological method of pain control in which 3 cc of breast milk will be dripped onto a sterile pad and It will be placed at a distance of 10 cm from the nose of the newborn. Precisely, premature newborns' own mothers' milk will be used. For this, mothers of newborns will be contacted and breast milk will be provided for the day of the procedure. |
| Facilitated tucking group | Experimental | Procedure: Facilitated tucking groupIt is a non-pharmacological method of pain control in which the arms and legs are slowly contracted and placed close to the body. In this method, the baby is placed on its side, the baby's back is gently bent, the legs are folded at an angle of more than 90 degrees, the shoulders are folded up to 90 degrees, and the care hands are placed either on the head near the mouth or Placed on the baby's face. |
| Non-nutritive sucking group | Experimental | Procedure: Non-nutritive sucking groupIt is a non-pharmacological method used to control pain in infants. In this method, babies suck without receiving the nutrient. This can be done by a pacifier, a parent's hand or a nurse. |
| control grup | Experimental | Procedure: Control groupThe control group will consist of 36 premature newborns who are routinely applied in the clinic. In the clinic where the research was conducted, no attempt is made to reduce pain during heel stick. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 1 day to 10 days
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Week of gestation is between 31 and 36 weeks
- Not being exposed to a painful procedure at least 1 hour before the interventions
- At least 1 hour has passed since feeding
- Not taking analgesics and/or sedatives in the last 4 hours
- Body weight of 1000 grams or more
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Having ventilator support
- Having a congenital anomaly
- Using analgesic / narcotic analgesic drugs
- Continuous sedative treatment
- Having a congenital malformation that may cause asphyxia and affect respiration
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Breast milk odor groupAlso: Breast milk odorThe researcher applied the breast milk that dripped on the pad for 3 minutes before the heel stick for 36 premature newborns in the breast milk odor group. About three cc breast milk dripped onto a sterile pad and placed at a distance of 10 cm from the nose of the newborn. It continued until 3 minutes after the invasive procedure. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study. Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP). | Procedure or surgery | Breast milk odor group |
| Facilitated tucking groupThe Facilitated tucking position was given to 36 premature newborns in the Facilitated tucking group, from 3 minutes before to 3 minutes after the heel stick procedure. Premature newborns were kept in the facilitated tucking position by the investigator using the incubator windows without opening the incubator cover to prevent heat loss of the newborn. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study. Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP). | Procedure or surgery | Facilitated tucking group |
| Non-nutritive sucking groupAlso: pacifire36 premature newborns who were in the non-nutritive sucking group were given a silicone pacifier suitable for the week of the baby's mouth from 3 minutes before to 3 minutes after the heel stick. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study. Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP). | Procedure or surgery | Non-nutritive sucking group |
| Control groupThe control group will consist of 36 premature newborns who are routinely applied in the clinic. In the clinic where the research was conducted, no attempt is made to reduce pain during heel stick. Heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and respiration rate were recorded in this group before the study. Then, to evaluate the pain in the infants, a video camera was placed on the incubator. The infants in each group were filmed from three minutes before the procedure to three minutes after. Neonatal pain was measured at 1, 2, and 3 minutes before, during, and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently using the new version Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP). | Procedure or surgery | control grup |
Primary outcome
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
Time frame: Pain was measured at 1 minutes before the procedure by two researchers independently.
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
Time frame: Pain was measured at 2 minutes before the procedure by two researchers independently.
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
Time frame: Pain was measured at 3 minutes before the procedure by two researchers independently.
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
Time frame: Pain was measured during the procedure by two researchers independently.
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
Time frame: Pain was measured at 1 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently.
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
Time frame: Pain was measured at 2 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently.
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R)
Time frame: Pain was measured at 3 minutes after the procedure by two researchers independently.
PIPP is a valid instrument that can be used to assess infants' response to pain. The instrument estimates the baby's pain based on assigning a score of zero to four to each of the fetal ages, behavioral status, maximum heart rate, minimum oxygen saturation, eyebrow bulges, eye presses, lip and nose creases. This tool's minimum and maximum pain scores are zero and 21, respectively.
3 secondary outcomes
Heart rate during heel stick
Time frame: from 4 minutes before heel stick to 4 minute after heel stick
Respiratory rate
Time frame: From 4 minutes before heel stick to 4 minute after heel stick
Oxygen saturation
Time frame: From 4 minutes before heel stick to 4 minute after heel stick
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Mar 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Negarin Akbari, PhD student principal investigator
Istanbul un'vers'ty cerrahpasa-Istanbul,Turkey
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Breast milk odor group, Facilitated tucking group and Non-nutritive sucking group in people with Pain, Acute and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, run by Negarin Akbari at 1 site in Iran.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Mar 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Iran. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pain score of preterm infants assessed on the Premature Infant Pain Profile Revised (PIPP-R) (time frame: Pain was measured at 1 minutes before the procedure by two researchers independently.). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Mar 2022.