Semi-seated Holding Position to Reduce Stress Responses in in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Hasanuddin University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Semi Seated Position; Side Lying Position

Treatments: Other: side lying position; Other: Semi seated position

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06312007

UH23030202

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study to compare half semi seated position and side lying position with cortisol level on the neonate's stress respon

Full description

This study was a randomized control trial with inclusion criteria of moderately preterm, late preterm, and term baby. Exclusion criteria were babies experiencing respiratory distress and multiple congenital anomalies. Two treatments were carried out, the first was in a semi-seated position, the second was the control group, given the side lying position, then the levels of cortisol and salivary oxytocin were compared to see the stress response.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 32 to 42 weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Modertely preterm, late preterm, aterm

Exclusion criteria

• neonates with respiratory distress
• multiple congenital anomali

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 2 patient groups

Semi-seated position

Experimental group

Description:

Semi seated position

Treatment:

Other: Semi seated position

Other: side lying position

Side Lying position

Experimental group

Description:

Side lying position

Treatment:

Other: Semi seated position

Other: side lying position