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

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Newborn

Treatments: Other: take a bath

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06166485

IstanbulUCEdu

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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).

Enrollment: 104 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 37 to 42 weeks old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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104 participants in 2 patient groups

1st group babies where the head is washed first and then the whole body

Active Comparator group

Description:

The effects of washing the head first and then the whole body on the physiological parameters (oxygen level, pulse, body temperature, calming time, stress level) of the first group babies will be examined.

Treatment:

Other: take a bath

2nd group babies, where the whole body is washed first and the head is washed last.

Active Comparator group

Description:

The effects on the physiological parameters (oxygen level, pulse, body temperature, calming time, stress level) of the second group of babies, where the whole body is washed first and the head last, will be examined.

Treatment:

Other: take a bath