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NCT Number: NCT05295147

Physiological Parameters and Crying Time in the Newborn Bath

Bathing is essential for maintaining and improving the health of the newborn. It has numerous beneficial effects, such as cleaning and protecting the skin, preventing infections, cleaning unwanted substances, regulating blood circulation and the respiratory system, regulating body temperature, relieving pain, providing comfort, and supporting the parent-infant bond. Although bathing has many benefits, it is a stressful experience for newborn babies. Research on the effects of bathing on babies has shown that babies experience behavioral difficulties during bathing, such as crying, restlessness, hiccups, yawning, tremors, body looseness, looseness of the extremities, facial looseness, opening of fingers, and grimacing. Bathing may also lead to some physiological responses, such as hypothermia, hypoxia, dyspnea, cyanosis, desaturation, and tachycardia.Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of palmar grasp reflex stimulation during neonatal bath on the physiological parameters and crying time of the newborn.

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Key information

Conditions

Infant, Newborn

Age range

2 day–28 day

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

AtaturkU

Yakutiye, Erzurum, 25000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • At least 24 hours after birth
  • have a gestational age over 36
  • not be asphyxiated
  • Feeding at least 1-3 hours before bathing
  • Not receiving analgesic sedation before bathing
  • Stable vital signs

Exclusion criteria

  • Ineligible for immersion tub bathing

Treatment and study plan

Palmar grasp reflex stimulation

Other

The palmar grasp reflex is an involuntary flexion-adduction movement involving the hands and fingers.

Primary outcomes

  1. Body temperature in Celsius

    Time frame: 12 week

  2. Respiratory rate per minute

    Time frame: 12 week

  3. Pulse per minute

    Time frame: 12 week

  4. Oxygen saturation levels in %

    Time frame: 12 week

  5. Crying time in seconds

    Time frame: 12 week

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ataturk University

Other

Collaborators

  • MSc Elif Simay KOÇ

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Palmar Grasp Reflex Stimulation on Physiological Parameters and Crying Time in the Newborn Bath

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 24, 2022
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2022

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