Health Condition 1: P399- Infection specific to the perinatal period, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Non-pharmacological pain management intervention during heel prick: 25% Dextrose (Experimental Group)
• In this particular group, term neonates will receive a 2 ml dose of 25% dextrose
Sponsors
Sabitri Acharya, Researcher Herself
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Neonates delivered after a gestation period of over 37 weeks 2. Neonates of 1- 28 days of life 3. Neonates who are on oral feeds and last oral feed not less than 30 minutes 4. Neonates in a state of wakefulness 5. Neonates undergoing purposeful heel prick for neonatal screening 6. Neonates’ mothers willing to participate 7. Baseline cutoff pain score = 6
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Preterm neonates Neonates receiving sedatives Neonates under mechanical ventilator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The vital parameters, pain level, and comfort level will be maintained in the normal range after the exposure of term neonates to the expressed breast milk and 25% dextrose which create an analgesic effect in infants and reduces the pain related to minor procedure such as heel prick. In addition, if the mother is unable to feed the baby like in the case of mastitis or any other pathological condition, the 25% dextrose can be used to minimize the pain. Timepoint: Immediately after heel prick (0 minutes, 2 minutes and 4 minutes) after heel prick | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In addition, if the mother is unable to feed the baby like in the case of mastitis or any other pathological condition, the 25% dextrose can be used to minimize the pain. Timepoint: At o minutes of heel prick i.e. immediately after heel prick, 2 minutes & 4 minutes of heel prick procedure | — |
Countries
Nepal
Contacts
Public ContactSabitri Acharya
Sharda University
Outcome results
None listed