Pain and Comfort Levels During Heel Stick Blood Sampling in Newborns
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Newborn
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 1 Day – 1 Month
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Participants needed
- 159 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University · Other
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About This Trial
Aim: The study was designed to determine the effect of Buzzy® and Shotbloker® application on pain and comfort levels in newborns during heel pricking. Method:The study was a randomised controlled trial. The study sample consisted of 159 newborns (Buzzy: 53, Shotbloker: 53, control: 53) who had heel pricks between March 2025 and December 2025 at the Samandağ State Hospital Neonatal Care Unit. The d…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* The baby must be full-term (38-42 weeks),
* No analgesic administration up to 8 hours prior to the procedure,
* No pain prior to the procedure,
* No chronic or metabolic disease,
* Born at least 24 hours prior,
* Being in the hospital during the study period
Exclusion Criteri…
Contacts
Gözde Özkan, BSC
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