Pain Felt During Removal of the Products From Infant's Skin Used in Nasogastric Tube Fixation

September 29, 2021 updated by: Marmara University

The Evaluation of Pain Felt During Removal of the Products From Infant's Skin Used in Nasogastric Tube Fixation: Randomized Controlled Study

The present study was planned to evaluate the pain of 4-6 weeks infants felt during removal of the adhesive products from newborn's skin used in the fixation of nasogastric tube in neonatal and infant units. The hypothesis of the study is "Water-based barrier tape is more effective to reduce pain than hydrocolloid barrier tape.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The study was planned as randomized controlled and experimental design to compare the efficiency of three different methods reducing pain during removal adhesive products for 4-6 weeks infants. The universe of the study consisted of 4-6 weeks infants in neonatal and infants clinics of Giresun Women's and Children's Hospital between the dates of July-September 2021. Power analysis was performed through G*Power (v3.1.7) programme in order to determine the number of the sample. At the beginning of the study, a reference study (Kemer, 2020) was used for sample calculation. The effect size was calculated as d=0.561 regarding the assessment of skin condition scores and 120 participants in total should be included in the study as 40 participants for each groups in order to obtain 80% power in the level of α=0.05. Block randomization technique is applied in the study as a randomization method. "As for data collection "Infant description form" and "Neonatal Infant Pain Scale" was used. The scale was filled by two independent observer via double-blind method.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Giresun, Turkey
        • Giresun University Women and Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 1 year (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All the 4-6 weeks infants including interventional process and without any skin diseases

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The infants receiving treatment without any interventional process
  • Those having a skin disease
  • Those infants having peripherally inserted central venous catheter

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Water-based barrier tape
The infants in experiment 1 group will be applied water-based barrier tape will be used to fix the nasogastric tube
The infants in experiment 1 group will be applied water-based barrier tape. The area will be covered by water-based barrier tape to fix nasogastric tube and after waiting 1 minute for drying up it will be fastened by silk tape used in clinic. The silk tape will be 5 cm long and it will be changed in every 24 hours. Following the removal of silk tape on the water-based barrier tape, the pain felt by the infants evaluated through "Neonatal Infant Pain Scale" and the score recorded in the chart. This procedure actualized 3 min. before procedure, during and 3 min after procedure.
Experimental: Hydrocolloid barrier tape
The infants in experiment 2 group, hydrocolloid barrier tape will be used to fix the nasogastric tube
As for experiment 2 group, hydrocolloid barrier tape will be used to fix the nasogastric tube. The hydrocolloid barrier tape, which was cut and shaped appropriately beforehand, will be applied to the area in order to stabilize the nasogastric tube and the tube will be stabilized with silk tape used in clinic. The silk tape will be 5 cm long and it will be changed in every 24 hours. Following the removal of silk tape on the hydrocolloid barrier tape, the pain felt by the infants evaluated with "Neonatal Infant Pain Scale" and the score recorded in the chart. Since the hydrocolloid barrier tape can stay on the skin for 7 days and the assessment of the pain realized in 7th day and noted down to the chart. Pain score evaluated in 7th day 3 min. before procedure, during and 3 min after procedure
Active Comparator: Silk plaster
The silk plaster used in clinic routinely will be used for control group infants to fix the nasogastric tube
The silk tape used in clinic routinely will be used for control group infants to fix the nasogastric tube without any barrier. The silk tape will be 5cm long and it will be changed in every 24 hours. Following the removal of silk tape on the silk tape, the pain felt by the infants evaluated through "Neonatal Infant Pain Scale" and the score recorded in the chart. This procedure actualized 3 min. before procedure, during and 3 min after procedure

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Water-based barrier tape
Time Frame: 24 hours
To evaluate pain felt by infants following the removal of silk adhesive from water-based barrier tape
24 hours
Hydrocolloid barrier tape
Time Frame: 24 hours
To evaluate pain felt by infants following the removal of silk adhesive from hydrocolloid barrier tape
24 hours
Silk Tape
Time Frame: 24 hours
To evaluate pain felt by infants following the removal of silk adhesive from infants skin without any barrier tape
24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 15, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

September 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 29, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

October 1, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 1, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 23618724

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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