A comparison between the effects of swaddled bathing and conventional bathing on physiological and behavioral parameters among the preterm neonates.

A comparison between the effects of swaddled bathing and conventional bathing on some physiological and behavioral parameters among the preterm neonates in neonatal intensive care unit in a Shiraz Medical Sciences University hospital.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013090814594N1

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-03

Start date

2013-07-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Physiological and behavioral parameters of premature infants in swaddled bathing and conventional bathing.

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, infants are bathed using the swaddled bathing method. In this method, the infant is swaddled with a soft towel such that the arms and legs remain in a flexed

Prevention

In the intervention group, infants are bathed using the swaddled bathing method. In this method, the infant is swaddled with a soft towel such that the arms and legs remain in a flexed position and b

In the control group, the infants are bathed using the conventional method in which different parts of the infant's body are washed under faucet. The infant's body is then covered and his/her head and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 1 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria : Gestational age of 30–36 weeks; postnatal age of 7-30 days; not using sedatives and short- or long-acting skeletal muscle relaxant drugs; not having substance abuse issues and no sedative drug use by the mother; no major congenital, chromosomal or neurological abnormalities; no need for surgery; no severe growth problems from birth; no evidence of grade II or higher intraventricular hemorrhage; stability of physiological parameters in the infant. Exclusion Criteria: Occurrence of seizures in the infant; symptoms of physiological instability in the infant; parents' unwillingness to continue cooperating in research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Temperature. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Axillary mercury thermometer.;Heart rate. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Respiration rate. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Observation.;Behavioral responses. Timepoint: During the bathing. Method of measurement: Video camera.	—

Measure

Time frame

Temperature. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Axillary mercury thermometer.;Heart rate. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Pulse oximetry.;Respiration rate. Timepoint: 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after the bathing. Method of measurement: Observation.;Behavioral responses. Timepoint: During the bathing. Method of measurement: Video camera.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Paran

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Hazrat-e-Fatemeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty

paran@sums.ac.ir+98 71 1647 4257

Outcome results

None listed

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