NCT05577793

Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on Pain and Comfort Level During Nasal CPAP Application

Effect of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on Pain and Comfort Level During Nasal CPAP Application in Turkey: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 124 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ayşe Belpınar · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 28 Weeks – 37 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on pain and comfort levels of preterm infants during nasal CPAP application.

Detailed description

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Therapeutic Touch and Mother's Voice on pain and comfort levels of preterm infants during nasal CPAP application. Design and Method: The study, which used a randomized controlled trial, included 124 preterm neonatal infants a gestational age of 28- 37 weeks and received nasal CPAP. The infants were treated with Mother's Voice, Therapeutic Touch, and Mother's Voice+ Therapeutic Touch. The Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) and Premature Infant Comfort Scale (PICS) scores of the infants were measured before, during and after the nasal CPAP application.

Conditions

• Preterm Infants
• Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
• Pain Management

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mother's Voice	The audio recording was made to listen to the baby for 15 minutes during the nasal CPAP application. The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.
OTHER	Therapeutic Touch	Therapeutic touch was started 5 minutes before nasal prongs were placed, and was applied for 5 minutes during the application, and continued for another 5 minutes after the nasal prongs were placed. The method was applied for a total of 15 minutes as 5 minutes of hand resting, 5 minutes of gentle caressing and 5 more minutes of hand resting.The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.
OTHER	Mother's Voice +Therapeutic Touch	Both applications were applied together for 15 minutes.The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.
OTHER	Control	The premature babies in the control group did not receive any intervention other than the hospital procedure.The NIPS and PICS scores were evaluated and recorded before, during and after the application.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-15
• Primary completion: 2019-10-15
• Completion: 2020-08-14
• First posted: 2022-10-13
• Last updated: 2022-10-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)