The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effects of four non-pharmacological interventions: skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, oral sucrose and nonnutritive sucking in newborns receiving a heel lance procedure.
This is an randomized control clinical study. study population is healthy term newborns.Patients were identified by chart review and consent was received by nurse researcher. Newborns were randomized into either the control group who received no pain intervention or the intervention group who received one of four non-pharmacological pain interventions: skin to skin contact, breastfeeding, oral sucrose, and nonnutritive sucking. A heel lance for newborn screen blood sampling was selected as a study procedure and performed by a hospital technician following standard protocol. Pain scoring was assessed by two research nurses after the hell lance and through the procedure. Neonatal Pain, Agitation and Sedation Scale (NPASS) was selected as a pain assessment tool for this study. The average pain score from two research nurses were used for statistical analysis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
236
Newborns were breastfed during the procedure
Newborns were given oral sucrose during the procedure
Newborns were placed in direct contact with their mothers during the procedure
Decrease in Neonatal Pain, Agitation and Sedation Scale (NPASS) scores for newborns receiving non-pharmacologic interventions
Neonatal Pain, Agitation and Sedation Scale (NPASS) measures both behavioral and physiological components of pain by evaluating five key elements, and scores pain from 0-10 (Patricia A. Hummel, 2004). The assessment criteria are crying irritability, behavior state, facial expression, extremities tone, and vital signs.
Time frame: 12 month
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newborns were given a pacifier to suck on during the procedure