The effect of earmuffs and eye shields to pain response

Effect of earmuffs and eye shields on pain in preterm infants during intravenous blood sampling in the neonatal intensive care unite

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160119026104N5

Enrollment

Registered

2019-02-06

Start date

2018-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-25

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Conditions

Condition 1: Pain. Condition 2: Premature infant.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Neonate Blood samples will be taken in 4-days with this sequence: ( A: Without eye shields and earmuff, B: With earmuff only, C: With eye Shields only, D : With eye shields and earmu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

203 Days to 259 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Birth weight 1000 grams or more Apgar score above 6 at 5th minutes after birth. Not having painful procedures 4 hours before the intervention. Non-administration of sedative and muscle relaxants for the newborn. Clinical stability of the newborn.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: having respiratory assist device. Having chest tube. having Congenital anomalies and metabolic disorders. having intraventricular hemorrhage of grade 2 or more

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain during intravenous blood sampling. Timepoint: Before Intravenous blood sampling; During Intravenous blood sampling; After Intravenous blood sampling. Method of measurement: Premature Infant Pain Profile Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahnaz Shoghi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

shoghi.m@iums.ac.ir+98 21 4365 1000

Outcome results

None listed

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