Skip to content

The effects of blood sampling place on pain and Physiological indices of premature infants

The comparison of pain and physiological indices in two ways of blood sampling from vein hand and vein head in premature infants with gestational age 32-28 weeks

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016042513691N6
Enrollment
40
Registered
2016-07-25
Start date
2016-04-01
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

Condition 1: pain. Condition 2: Blood-sampling. Other specified soft tissue disorders Medical procedure, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Eligible infants who need for venous sampling in fourth to eighth days of their birth will be entered to study with convenience sampling method and recruited into two groups randomly.
in which the first blood sampling will be done through the veins of head(Superficial temporal vein in the side of the head and supratrochlear vein in the frontal part of the skull), and the further bl
Eligible infants who need for venous sampling in fourth to eighth days of their birth will be entered to study with convenience sampling method and recruited into two groups randomly. In the first gro
In Newborns of second group, blood sampling will be reversely

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Days to 8 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: gestational age of 28-30 weeks and 30-32 weeks and appropriate weight for gestational age; need for venous blood sampling in 4 to 8 days after birth; absence of congenital malformations and skin lesions on infants’ hands or heads; the absence of blood disorders in mother's medical history; no history of smoking, alcohol and drug consumption by mothers during pregnancy; not using of sedative from 12 hours before sampling; absence of Signs of Asphyxia; Stability of cardio-respiratory status; The intervals between two sampling times more than 24 hours; not receiving invasive interventions in the last six hours before blood sampling. Exclusion criteria: Parents’ willing to study; multiple try for sampling; report of cerebral hemorrhage or brain abnormalities in cranial ultrasound; inappropriate quality of video to interpretation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: from 2 minutes to 6 minutes after blood sampling, Every 2 minutes. Method of measurement: Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital Pain Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate , Blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: from 2 minutes to 6 minutes after blood sampling, Every 2 minutes. Method of measurement: monitor device - Massimo 1600.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Outcome results

None listed

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