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Effect of Local Heat on Pain Control Term Infants

Effect Local Heat on Pain of Heel Prick Blood Sampling in The Term Neonates

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015072223299N1
Enrollment
63
Registered
2015-08-17
Start date
2015-08-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heel pain during sampling. pain in limb

Interventions

Intervention 1: infants heel in the intervention group were exposed local heat with hairdryer ( johnson model,1200 w, and distance 60 cm) for 3 minute before blood sampling. Intervention 2: for Infant
Prevention
Treatment - Other
infants heel in the intervention group were exposed local heat with hairdryer ( johnson model,1200 w, and distance 60 cm) for 3 minute before blood sampling.
for Infants in the placebo group is used hairdryer voice alone, three minutes before blood sampling.
infant in the control group has not taken intervention.

Sponsors

Gonabab University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Days to 5 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Infants with gestational age 37 to 42 weeks? first and fifth minutes apgar score higher than 7? birth weight 2500 to 4000 gr? The age of infant is between 3 to 5 days? body temperature between 36.5 to 37.5 C? born by vaginal delivery? healthy? infants has not been received sedation drug the before night? awake? quite and without crying. Exclusion criteria: infants who for them to be used double lancet to heel for blood sampling? parents dissuasion of stay infant in this research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Two Minutes Before, During, Two Minutes After Blood Sampling. Method of measurement: Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactGHobadi Rahimeh

SHahid Delkhah Heal Center

ghobadi.m65@gmail.com+98 56 3272 6266

Outcome results

None listed

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