The Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Kangaroo Care on Pain and Crying Physiological Parameters During Hepatitis-B Vaccination in a Newborn

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title: Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Kangaroo Care Applied During Hepatitis-B Vaccination in Newborns on Pain, Crying Duration and Physiological Parameters: Randomized Controlled Study

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Many short- and long-term consequences, including altered physiological parameters, issues with feeding and sleep, chronic pain syndrome, difficulty focusing, anxiety, cognitive behavioral disorders, adjustment disorders, and growth retardation, have been linked to pain in neonates. Each and every newborn is entitled to pain relief and reduction. Avoiding painful interventions is the most crucial tactic in the management of newborn pain. However, it is impossible to ignore the necessity of therapeutic and diagnostic interventions. As such, pain reduction and elimination are crucial. Non-pharmacological techniques used on infants undergoing invasive operations have been shown in studies to be successful in reducing discomfort, pain, and restlessness while also enhancing comfort.

Numerous non-invasive, non-pharmacological techniques are employed for this goal. Among the non-invasive, non-pharmacological techniques include breastfeeding, nursing, therapeutic touch, skin-to-skin contact, wrapping, swaddling, music therapy, and white noise. The Hepatitis-B vaccine is among the first invasive therapies administered to infants. Research indicates that pain scores are positively impacted by canopy touch. Skin-to-skin contact is achieved by a number of techniques. The most popular is kangaroo care, which is given to mothers nude on their chests. Gentle human touch is another technique used to lessen pain during invasive operations (GHT). GHT is a soothing tactile stimulation that doesn't involve touching or rubbing. Several research have examined GHT's impact and discovered that it effectively reduces pain.

The purpose of this study was to ascertain how GHT and Kangaroo care affected the newborn's pain, length of crying, and physiological parameters while the Hepatitis-B vaccine was being administered. The researchers at the Kirsehir Training and Research Hospital in Turkey will apply their findings to healthy newborns who are placed adjacent to their moms in the postpartum ward. The researchers have experience in neonatal critical care nursing and are qualified in therapeutic touch.

Clinical Trial Description

After birth, the fetus undergoes a process of transformation from its diverse physiological and anatomical state during the intrauterine period. During the first 28 days of life, every newborn's bodily systems and functions continue to evolve in an effort to adjust to the extrauterine world.

With the right treatment, extrauterine adaption can be ensured for the newborn during this dangerous time. Many invasive procedures for diagnosis and prevention are part of healthy newborn care, and they are crucial for maintaining health once early extrauterine adaption is achieved. These invasive procedures include blood sugar testing, intramuscular injections, heel blood collection, and blood collection from peripheral veins.

Contrary to popular assumption, neonates have more sensitive pain perception, and it is well recognized that discomfort in newborns can lead to a variety of issues. The American Academy of Pediatrics states that pain is an unpleasant emotional and sensory experience brought on by actual or anticipated texture.

Infants experience pain to the same extent as adults do. So much so that pain in babies has been linked to a wide range of both immediate and long-term consequences, including altered physiological parameters, issues with nutrition and sleep, chronic pain syndrome, difficulty focusing, anxiety, cognitive behavioral disorders, adjustment disorder, and growth retardation. Each and every newborn is entitled to pain relief and reduction.

Avoiding painful interventions is the most crucial tactic in the management of newborn pain. It is impossible to avoid the necessity for therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, though. As such, pain reduction and elimination are crucial. According to studies, non-pharmacological techniques used on infants undergoing invasive operations are successful in reducing discomfort, pain, and restlessness while enhancing comfort. Numerous non-invasive, non-pharmacological techniques are employed for this goal. Among the non-invasive, non-pharmacological techniques include breastfeeding, nursing, therapeutic touch, skin-to-skin contact, wrapping, swaddling, music therapy, and white noise.

The Hepatitis-B vaccine is among the first invasive therapies administered to infants. Research indicates that pain scores are positively impacted by canopy touch. Skin-to-skin contact is achieved by a number of techniques. The most popular is kangaroo care, which is given to mothers nude on their chests.Gentle human touch is another technique used to lessen pain during invasive operations (GHT). GHT is a soothing tactile stimulation that doesn't involve touching or rubbing. Numerous research have examined GHT's impact and discovered that it effectively reduces pain.

In order to ensure patients' comfort and minimize the harmful effects of uncomfortable treatments, nurses play a crucial role. supplemental medical attention Basic nursing procedures have built-in techniques that help lessen the discomfort of intrusive interventions. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of the two applications and assess the impact of kangaroo care and GHT on pain, duration of crying, and physiological parameters during the administration of the Hepatitis-B vaccine to neonates.Research Design: This study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental design to assess the impact of GHT and kangaroo care on newborn infants' pain, length of crying, and physiological parameters during the administration of the Hepatitis-B vaccine. Location and Study Features: The Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of the Kırşehir Training and Research Hospital in Turkey will be the site of this research. The ward has twelve nurses and twenty-eight beds. Every year, on average, 1000 people are born. The universe and study sample: To decide how many newborns should be in the research sample, a power analysis will be done at the start of the study. Upon reviewing the pertinent literature, it becomes evident that comparable research have utilized samples.Analyzing the pertinent literature reveals that research with similar designs have sampled between 30-35 groups. Research will be assessed in relation to the comparable research sample. The G*power tool will then be used by a statistician to do a power analysis. Study Universe and Sample: The number of newborn newborns to be included in the research sample will be determined at the outset of the study through a power analysis. Analyzing the pertinent literature reveals that research with similar designs have sampled between 30-35 groups. Research will be assessed in relation to the comparable research sample. The G*power tool will then be used by a statistician to do a power analysis.

At least thirty babies will be included in each of the three groups that will be randomly assigned, along with a control group. The sample group will be randomly assigned numbers ranging from 1 to 90 using the web software www.randomizer.org to identify the groups to which the newborns will be placed.A statistician will conduct post-power analysis once there are ninety samples.

Data collecting Form is the first data collecting tool. 1. The researcher scanned the literature to generate this form. It asks about the parents' sociodemographic details as well as the newborn's birth weight, height, head circumference, first and fifth Apgar scores, gestational week, and gender.

2. The NIPS (Neonatal Infant Pain Scale) 3. Registration Form for Application This form is used to record the groups' physiological parameters and NIPS score before, during, and after the hepatitis-B vaccination procedure.

Methods and Approach to Be Used Mothers who are calm before giving birth will be invited to participate in the study. Mothers who volunteer to participate in the research and meet the eligibility requirements will have their written consent obtained.

Both the mother and the child are expected to be stable following delivery. Prior to the surgery, the newborns' physiological parameters (heart rate and SpO2) will be monitored by attaching a neonatal probe to the pulse oximetry.

Next, the groups selected by randomization will receive GHT with Gentle Human Touch (Group 1), Kangaroo Care (Group 2), and Control Group (Group 3). Without affecting the control group, the researcher will conduct the GHT and provide kangaroo care with the moms of the infants. The same nurse will give each baby the hepatitis-B vaccination. A neonatal nurse will use a stopwatch to monitor the newborn's screaming times during the process. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hepatitis B
• Pain

• NCT number: NCT06196502
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
• Contact: Elif Tuba KOÇ, 1
• Phone: +905063057819
• Email: elif.koc@ahievran.edu.tr
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2024
• Completion date: August 30, 2024