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The Effect of Eye shields and Earmuffs on the pain of OGT in premature infants in NICU

The Effect of Eye shields and Earmuffs on the pain of Orogastric Tube (OGT) in premature infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20101113005163N7
Enrollment
110
Registered
2018-10-02
Start date
2018-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-11-05

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Conditions

neonatal pain. Pain, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The researcher uses earmuffs (4 hours before and during inserting orogastric tube) and Eyeshield (2 hours before OGT) in this group. In order to compare pain in the

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Days to 50 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The intrauterine age of the baby at birth on the basis of ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy and LMP between 28 weeks and 0 days to 36 weeks and 6 days Birth weight less than 2500 grams Healthy and vision-conscious babies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any change in the condition of the baby during study days that results in receiving respiratory protection (attached to the ventylator) or receiving sedation or anticonvulsant Emergency delivery of oral and gastroduodenal tubes Congenital anomalies, or Genetic disorders Mechanical ventilation Consumption of effective drugs on the physiologic and therapeutic setting, such as anticonvulsants, sedation and opiate, at least 24 hours past Performing painful procedures before the intervention Infants who have had at least 24 hours of phototherapy treatment Infants born of mothers who do not have a history of drug use during pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Baseline which lasting 15 seconds before Intervention / During Intervention/30 seconds after the end of Intervention. Method of measurement: Premature Infants Pain Profile (PIPP) Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAkramsadat Sadat Hoseini

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

ashoseini@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6105 4423

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026