Clinical Trial: The Effect of Touch Methods on Pain and Physiological Parameters in Preterm Infants During Endotracheal Aspiration
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Preterm
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: The Effect of Touch Methods on Pain and Physiological Parameters in Preterm Infants During Endotracheal Aspiration
Brief Summary:
Recurrent and painful interventions such as heel lancing, venipuncture, dressing change, endotracheal aspiration are frequently performed in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).Touch is one of the infant's earliest developing senses.Therefore it is very important among individualized supportive care practices.Correct stimulation of the infant's sense of touch affects psychosocial development positively.In addition, it is reported that touch has a calming and analgesic effect during invasive…
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