Gentle touch: new comfort care eases newborn pain after birth
NCT ID NCT07148570
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether nursing care based on Kolcaba's Comfort Theory could reduce pain and improve comfort in healthy, full-term newborns right after a vaginal birth. Sixty newborns were included. The approach focused on physical, emotional, and environmental comfort. Results may help improve standard care for newborns in the delivery room.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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0 to 4 hours
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Vaginal delivery newborns in the delivery room * Spontaneous vaginal delivery * Stable condition (APGAR ≥7 at 5 minutes) * No congenital anomalies * Gestational age ≥37 weeks * Birth weight ≥2500g * No maternal sedation/analgesia in last 4 hours * No neonatal resuscitation required Exclusion Criteria: * Preterm infants (\<37 weeks) * Maternal fever (\>38°C) or chorioamnionitis * Major congenital anomalies * Need for NICU admission * Maternal general anesthesia
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yuzuncu Yıl University
Van, Tuşba, 65030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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