physiologic and behavioral state.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- Gestational age 28 to 37 weeks 2- Appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) 3- APGAR scores from 7 to 10 at one and five minutes after birth 4- Hearing confirmed by OAE 5- Iranian neonate 6- Nutrition by mother milk 7- No current phototherapy 8- No morbidities such as congenital defects, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), sepsis, acute lung disease or neonatal anemia and any acute illness 9- No undergoing mechanical ventilation 10- No receiving sedation medications such as Phenobarbital 11- No documentation of hyper responsiveness to the sound and 12- No history of maternal drug abuse, including alcohol or illegal substances. Only infants, who are clinically stable and physically able to tolerate the stimuli will be included. Exclusion criterias: signs of hyper responsiveness to the sound such as hiccup, facial grimace, finger splay, clenched fingers, crying, vomiting, and heart rate over 200; oxygen saturation lower than 80 and any need to handling.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Q 5 minute from 10 minutes before intervention until 10 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitor.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Q 5 minute from 10 minutes before intervention until 10 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitor.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Q 5 minute from 10 minutes before intervention until 10 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitor.;Behavioral state. Timepoint: Q 5 minute from 10 minutes before intervention until 10 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Behavioral state instrument scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Azad Islamic University, Khalkhal branch