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CompletedNCT05064072Updated Oct 1, 2021

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

An interventional study of Water-based barrier tape and Hydrocolloid barrier tape in Pain, Acute, sponsored by Marmara University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 4 Weeks to 6 Weeks, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-10-01.

Sponsored by Marmara University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
4 Weeks to 6 Weeks
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.

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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.

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Conditions studied

  • Pain, Acute

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Keywords

  • infant
  • pain
  • adhesives
  • fixation
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In context

Acute Pain

876 studies on the registry are indexed under Acute Pain; 154 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 120 is above the median of 90 across 732 interventional studies indexed under Acute Pain.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
4 Weeks to 6 Weeks
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • 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

    Device: Water-based barrier tape

  • Experimental
    Hydrocolloid barrier tape

    The infants in experiment 2 group, hydrocolloid barrier tape will be used to fix the nasogastric tube

    Device: Hydrocolloid barrier tape

  • Active comparator
    Silk plaster

    The silk plaster used in clinic routinely will be used for control group infants to fix the nasogastric tube

    Device: Silk tape

Interventions

  • DeviceWater-based barrier tape

    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.

  • DeviceHydrocolloid barrier tape

    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

  • DeviceSilk tape

    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

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Water-based barrier tape

    To evaluate pain felt by infants following the removal of silk adhesive from water-based barrier tape

    Time frame: 24 hours

  2. Hydrocolloid barrier tape

    To evaluate pain felt by infants following the removal of silk adhesive from hydrocolloid barrier tape

    Time frame: 24 hours

  3. Silk Tape

    To evaluate pain felt by infants following the removal of silk adhesive from infants skin without any barrier tape

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • Giresun University Women and Children's Hospital
    Giresun, Turkey
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References and documents

Publications

  • Field T. Preterm newborn pain research review. Infant Behav Dev. 2017 Nov;49:141-150. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2017.09.002. Epub 2017 Sep 9. PubMed 28898671 ↗
  • Maxwell LG, Fraga MV, Malavolta CP. Assessment of Pain in the Newborn: An Update. Clin Perinatol. 2019 Dec;46(4):693-707. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2019.08.005. Epub 2019 Aug 19. PubMed 31653303 ↗
  • Kemer D, İşler Dalgıç A. Yenidoğanlarda Ağrı Yönetiminde Kullanılan Kanıt Temelli Non-Farmakolojik Hemşirelik Uygulamaları. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2020; 9(3):197-204.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 1, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05064072
Lead sponsor
Marmara University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 1, 2021
Start date
Jul 1, 2021
Primary completion
Sep 15, 2021
Completion
Sep 15, 2021
Last update
Oct 1, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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