NCT06773325

Buzzy Application During Heel Blood Collection in the Newborn

The Effect of Buzzy Application on Pain and Comfort Level During Heel Blood Collection in Newborns: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yil University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Days – 28 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Buzzy device application during heel prick blood collection on pain level and comfort in newborns. Method. The study was conducted in a Family Health Center affiliated to the Public Health Directorate of a province in eastern Turkey between September and November 2024 using a randomized controlled experimental design. The study sample consisted of 80 newborn infants born at 37-42 weeks gestational age and within the first 28 days of birth (Buzzy group: n = 40, control group: n = 40). The Buzzy group was treated by placing the Buzzy device approximately 30 seconds before heel prick blood collection. In the control group, routine heel prick was performed without any application. Neonatal introduction form, Neonatal Infant Pain Scale and Neonatal Comfort Behavior Scale were used for data collection.

Conditions

• Buzzy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Buzzy application	Buzzy application during heel prick blood collection

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-11-20
• Completion: 2024-11-30
• First posted: 2025-01-14
• Last updated: 2025-01-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)