The effect of fetal positions on pain management in preterm infants Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Effect of facilitated tucking with the nurse and a simulated hand on physiological pain index during vein puncture on premature infants in neonatal intensive care unit.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016060128205N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-27

Start date

2016-06-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Comparison effect of facilitated tucking with the nurse and a simulated hand on physiological pain index during vein puncture on premature infants in neonatal intensive care unit..

Interventions

Intervention 1: For the intervention group with hands, researcher nurse should wash her hands and put the baby in the fetal position with warm hands by putting one hand on the baby’s head and without

For the intervention group with hands, researcher nurse should wash her hands and put the baby in the fetal position with warm hands by putting one hand on the baby’s head and without any pressure wit

Zaky gloves used for fetal positions

According to the routine will not do nothing to control the pain

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: premature baby with gestational age between 28 till 37 weeks; no opioid and pain killing drugs and withdrawal syndrome; no Hypothermia; Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; no mechanical ventilation; no surgery; five minutes Apgar score more than seven. Exclusion criteria: All cases are inconsistent with the inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pian. Timepoint: Before intervention, moment of intervention, five minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Physiologic indicator.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Average heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention, moment of intervention, 5 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Physiologic indicator.;The average arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before intervention, moment of intervention, five minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Physiologic indicator.;The average number of breathing. Timepoint: Before intervention, moment of intervention, five minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Physiologic indicator.	—

Measure

Time frame

Average heart rate. Timepoint: Before intervention, moment of intervention, 5 minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Physiologic indicator.;The average arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before intervention, moment of intervention, five minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Physiologic indicator.;The average number of breathing. Timepoint: Before intervention, moment of intervention, five minute after intervention. Method of measurement: Physiologic indicator.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNaiireSalmani

Shahid Sadoughi University

n.salmani@ssu.ac.ir+98 35 3824 1751

Outcome results

None listed

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