The Effect of Scents Applied During Heel Blood Collection on Newborn Crying Duration, Pain, and Physiological Parameters (Randomized)

Sakarya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain Management; Neonatal

Treatments: Other: oil

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07350980

Oznur T.

Details and patient eligibility

About

One of the most common and painful procedures in newborns is taking a capillary blood sample from the heel. This basic procedure, widely used in early health assessments, particularly in newborn screening tests, can cause mild to moderate pain.While both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches are used in pain management in newborns, the primary goal is to minimize and prevent painful stimuli as much as possible. Non-pharmacological methods are preferred in newborn care because they have no side effects, are easy to apply, low-cost, and caregiver-friendly.

Full description

This study was designed as a prospective, three-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. It focused on non-pharmacological methods (lavender oil, mandarin oil, control group/standard care).Mothers of newborns meeting the recruitment criteria were informed of the study before heel prick testing and provided verbal and written consent. The standard approach involves performing heel prick testing on all newborns in their mothers' arms.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 37 to 42 weeks old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gestational age between 38-42 weeks,
• APGAR score of 7 or higher at 5 minutes,
• Neither mother nor baby should have used sedatives, tranquilizers, or anticonvulsants in the last 24 hours,
• Heel prick blood should be planned as part of the routine neonatal screening program,
• No blood should be taken from the heel prick for any other reason before the procedure,
• Parents should voluntarily participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Gestational age of 37 weeks or less,
• APGAR score of 6 or lower at 5 minutes,
• Having a diagnosed lung disease,
• Having a history of atopic dermatitis, hypersensitivity, or allergies,
• Parents should not wish to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 3 patient groups

intervention group (Lavender)

Experimental group

Description:

Lavender

Treatment:

Other: oil

intervention group (tangerine)

Experimental group

Description:

tangerine

Treatment:

Other: oil

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

rutin