The Effect of Nursing Interventions on Body Temperatures of Infants

NCT06654479 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 22.09.2022/0380
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Aim: This study planned the intervention and care of term and preterm newborns treated in neonatal intensive care units, including thermoregulation, procedure duration and care with the opening technique of incubator covers. Method: This non-participatory observational study was conducted between October 2022 and December 2023 with a total of 104 term and preterm newborns who were being treated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of S.B.U. Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Diseases and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. In the study, the Case Report Form prepared by the researcher and based on the research method, dependent/independent variables and inclusion/exclusion criteria was used to collect data. The opening techniques of incubator lids were determined as double intervention window open, single intervention window open and incubator lid fully open. After selected newborns who met the inclusion/exclusion criteria, standardisation was ensured by explaining to the nurse who would provide care and intervention the location of the heat probe (right abdominal region) and that the patient should be in the supine position. The incubator temperature, incubator humidity, body temperature and neonatal intensive care room temperature and humidity before the procedure, the technique of opening the incubator lid during the care delivery phase and the intervention applied were recorded on the Case Report Form.

Conditions

Hypothermia, Newborn

Keywords

Nursing; Newborn; Hypothermia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body temperature of newborns

  Changes in body temperature of neonates during routine interventions by nurses

  The study was completed in 17 months.

Study Arms (1)

The study included neonates treated in the neonatal intensive care unit.

In the newborns in the study, changes in body temperatures during routine nursing interventions of the nurses of the clinic were examined.

Other: In the newborns in the study, changes in body temperatures during routine nursing interventions of the nurses of the clinic were examined.

Interventions

In the newborns in the study, changes in body temperatures during routine nursing interventions of the nurses of the clinic were examined. OTHER

The study is an observational study. The newborns were not intervened by the researcher. Body temperature changes were observed during routine practices of nurses in the clinic.

The study included neonates treated in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 1 Day+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A total of 104 newborns cared for by 72 nurses who consented to participate in the study and who met the inclusion criteria were included in the sample. No case was lost at the end of the study. The power level of the sample was found to be 0.878.

You may qualify if:

• In the neonatal intensive care unit,
• History of mature and premature birth (≤37 GH),
• Definitive diagnosis known,
• Newborns treated in a single brand of incubator, as different brands of incubators may vary in opening the lids and heating the incubators according to the characteristics of the incubator.

You may not qualify if:

• Diagnosed with asphyxia and receiving therapeutic cooling treatment,
• Within 10 days postoperatively,
• Active fever or a diagnosis of sepsis,
• Intervened under the radiant heater,
• Clinical condition deteriorated during the study period,
• Newborns who are followed and clothed to be placed with their mother.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Izmir Katip Celebi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

İzmir Katip Çelebi University

Izmir, Çi̇ğli̇, 35620, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypothermia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Temperature Changes; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CROSSOVER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist. Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2024
• First Posted: October 23, 2024
• Study Start: October 3, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2023
• Study Completion: February 8, 2024
• Last Updated: October 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Locations

TU (1)