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Study aim
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Investigating the effect of multisensory stimulation and breast milk on intensity of pain In premature infants during examination for retinopathy of prematurity
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group and two intervention groups, including multi-sensory stimuli group and breast milk group, randomized, blinded
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Settings and conduct
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This randomized, single-blind randomized clinical trial will evaluate non-pharmacological interventions on neonatal pain severity during premature retinopathy examination in the NICU ward of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Yazd, with three groups, one control group and two intervention groups, including multi-sensory stimulation and breast milk.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Premature neonates born with a fetal age of 32 weeks and 6 days or less, or weighing 1,500 grams or less, or babies weighing between 1500 and 2000 grams with a course of unstable clinical conditions, admitted to Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, who require retinopathy examination.
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Intervention groups
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The first group, the intervention group of multi-sensory stimuli, are included visual, taste, tactile, auditory and olfactory sensations in the neonate prior to examination.
The second group, the breast milk Intervention group, will receive two cc of breast milk with a syringe , prior to examination .
The third group, the control group, no intervention for the infant are taken.
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Main outcome variables
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Severity of pain, arterial oxygen saturation, heart rate, behavioral changes, facial changes