The Effect of Bath Applied in Two Different Sequences on Stress Level and Physiological Parameters in Term Babies

Newborn Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Bath Applied in Two Different Sequences on Stress Level and Physiological Parameters in Term Babies

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06166485
• Other study ID #: IstanbulUCEdu
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 18, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 21, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, the bath applied to term babies in two different orders (first washing the body and lastly the head, and the classical method in which the whole body is washed starting from the head first), the babies' stress level, physiological parameters (body temperature, pulse, respiration, O2 saturation), procedure time (time of bathing). ) was planned to determine its effect on the calming time of babies.

The effects of two different bathing methods given to healthy and term babies on the babies' stress level, physiological parameters (body temperature, pulse, respiration, O2 saturation), procedure time (bathing time), and calming time of the babies will be compared.

Description:

The researcher will briefly talk about the scope and content of the research by meeting with the parents of babies who meet the selection criteria to apply the first bath of term and healthy babies before discharge, at the earliest 6 hours after birth.

Healthy, term newborns will be divided into two groups, one group will be washed from body to head, and the other group will be washed from head to body, which is the traditional method. In the study, the stress levels of babies will be obtained by observing the newborns independently by two different observer nurses before, after and after the procedure, using the "Newborn Stress Scale", at the 5th, 15th and 30th minutes. Physiological parameters of the babies will be evaluated before the procedure, during the procedure, and at the 1st, 5th and 15th minutes after the procedure. Bathing will be done by the same person (researcher) for all babies in both the experimental and control groups.

Pulse oximeter and stopwatch will be used to measure physiological parameters (heart rate, oxygen saturation, calming time).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 104
• Est. completion date: September 21, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 20, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 37 Weeks to 42 Weeks

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The baby's body weight is between 2.5 - 4 kg

• The baby's Apgar score is >7

• The baby does not have any health problems

• Their parents agree to participate in the study

• Having a healthy term baby.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Meconium aspiration etc. washed immediately after birth for various reasons,

• Having various health problems,

• Their parents did not agree to participate in the study,

• Low birth weight and premature babies

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Newborn

Intervention

Other:
• take a bath
The effects of two different bathtub bath methods on physiological parameters will be compared in babies divided into 2 different groups.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (6)

Ar I, Gozen D. Effects of Underrunning Water Bathing and Immersion Tub Bathing on Vital Signs of Newborn Infants: A Comparative Analysis. Adv Neonatal Care. 2018 Dec;18(6):E3-E12. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000484. — View Citation

Fernandez D, Antolin-Rodriguez R. Bathing a Premature Infant in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review. J Pediatr Nurs. 2018 Sep-Oct;42:e52-e57. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2018.05.002. Epub 2018 May 18. — View Citation

Huang Y, Zhou L, Abdillah H, Hu B, Jiang Y. Effects of swaddled and traditional tub bathing on stress and physiological parameters of preterm infants: A randomized clinical trial in China. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 May-Jun;64:e154-e158. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.028. Epub 2021 Dec 23. — View Citation

Kusari A, Han AM, Virgen CA, Matiz C, Rasmussen M, Friedlander SF, Eichenfield DZ. Evidence-based skin care in preterm infants. Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Jan;36(1):16-23. doi: 10.1111/pde.13725. Epub 2018 Dec 12. — View Citation

Moser WJ, Bilka KR, Vrouwe SQ, Glick JC, Ramaiah V. Running water while bathing is a risk factor for pediatric scald burns. Burns. 2023 Nov;49(7):1714-1718. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.03.014. Epub 2023 Mar 23. — View Citation

Tasdemir HI, Efe E. The effect of tub bathing and sponge bathing on neonatal comfort and physiological parameters in late preterm infants: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2019 Nov;99:103377. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.06.008. Epub 2019 Jun 21. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Newborn stress scale	This scale can evaluate the stress level in newborns.Scale items are grouped into 8 subgroups.These subgroups consist of a total of 24 items in a 3-point Likert type, including facial expression, body color, respiration, activity level, consolability, muscle tone, extremities, and posture.In scoring, each subgroup is evaluated between 0-2 points. A minimum of 0 points and a maximum of 16 points are taken from the scale. As the score increases, the baby's stress level increases.	This scale evaluation will be applied to healthy, term babies who are hospitalized in the neonatal clinic within a 3-month period and the study will be conducted.
Primary	Data collection form	The form consists of 4 sections and 36 questions in total. The first part of the form is a 7-question form to collect demographic and obstetric information of mothers who agreed to participate in the study. The second part is a 9-question form in which information about the baby to be included in the study is collected. In the third section, it is a form with 15 questions in which information about the application is collected. In the fourth section, it is a form with 5 questions in which information regarding the evaluation of the baby with the stress scale is collected.	The 36-question data collection form will be applied to the mother of the baby on whom the study will be conducted and to the observers making the evaluation within 3 months of data collection.