Preterm Infant. 28 Completed weeks or more but less than 37
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Preterm neonates born between 28 and 36 weeks gestational age who were expected to stay in the neonatal intensive care unit for at least 3 blood sampling procedures; body temperature stability between 36/3-36/9; Infant with apgar first minutes more than 6; without hypoglycemia and any congenital anomaly; No needs to oxygen therapy in all study time; approached parents; Not having central venous line; Infant nutrition with breast feeding or formula milk; Not using sedative drugs at past 24 hours Exclusion criteria: No more than one time blood sampling procedures in each day; Restless baby; Infants undergoing mechanical ventilation; refuse parents to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain caused by heel blood sampling. Timepoint: Before lancet handeling?While lancet handeling?After lancet handeling. Method of measurement: Premature infant pain profile. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in heart rate. Timepoint: One minute before the lancet-During Lancet-after lancet. Method of measurement: Pipp.;Change in o2 saturation. Timepoint: Before lancet-During Lancet-after lancet. Method of measurement: Premature infant pain profile. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)