NCT06308991

Effect of Touch Methods in Preterm Infants During Endotracheal Aspiration

The Effect of Yakson and Gentle Touch Method on Pain, Comfort and Physiological Parameters in Preterm Infants During Endotracheal Aspiration

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Izmir Democracy University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 26 Weeks – 36 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of gentle human touch (GHT) and Yakson methods during endotracheal suctioning on pain, comfort and physiologic parameters response in preterm infants.

Detailed description

Background: Preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit are exposed to various painful procedures, so different non-pharmacological pain control techniques are used to alleviate pain. Aims: To determine the effect of gentle human touch (GHT) and Yakson methods during endotracheal suctioning on pain, comfort and physiologic parameters response in preterm infants. Design: A randomized controlled crossover trial. Setting: This study was conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit between July 2022 and June 2023. Methods: Thirty neonates were enrolled in this study based on inclusion criteria. The samples were randomly received a sequence of suctioning with Yakson and GHT and routine care. Neonatal Pain Agitation and Sedation Scale and COMFORT neo were used to collect the data.

Conditions

• Endotracheal Aspiration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Yakson touch	Yakson touch method will be started 5 minutes before the endotracheal aspiration procedure and continued until the completion of the procedure.The Yakson method continued for 15 minutes with steady touch (5 minutes), compassionate caressing (5 minutes), and repetition of steady touch (5 minutes).
OTHER	Gentle Human Touch	Gentle Human Touch (GHT) method will be started 5 minutes before the endotracheal aspiration procedure and continued until the completion of the procedure.The GHT method continued for 15 minutes.
OTHER	Routine care	Infants in the Routine care will be applied swaddling. It will be started 5 minutes before the endotracheal aspiration procedure and continued until the completion of the procedure.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-01
• Completion: 2023-06-01
• First posted: 2024-03-13
• Last updated: 2024-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)