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Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Oral Sucrose on Distress Relief in Preterm Neonates: A Randomized Crossover Controlled Trial Publisher



Alinejadnaeini M1 ; Heidaribeni F2 ; Mohagheghi P3 ; Haghani S4 ; Gasemzadeh F5
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  1. 1. Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Adults and Geriatric Nursing, Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Neonatal Nursing Published:2024


Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted with the aim of comparing gentle human touch and oral sucrose on the distress caused by the placement of a oral-gastric tube in preterm infants admitted to the NICU. Methods: This prospective randomized crossover controlled trial was performed between June to December 2023 in Tehran, Iran. Results: The results showed that, at the baseline, there was not statistically significant difference between the mean distress score of participations in the control condition, gentle human touch condition and the sucrose condition (P = 0.139) but after the intervention, the mean distress score in the gentle human touch was significantly lower than the control and sucrose conditions (P < 0.001) and there was not statistically significant difference between the control and sucrose conditions (P = 0.651). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that gentle human touch is more effective and more sustained than oral sucrose in reducing the distress of preterm infants. Trial registration: This study is registered in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (https://en.irct.ir/) with IRCTID: 20230202057303N1 on 2023-04-06. © 2024 Neonatal Nurses Association
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