MOTHER3SENSE Study
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Conditions studied: Neonatal Pain, Stress, Psychological
In brief
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of maternal voice, touch, and scent on pain and stress levels in newborns during a routine heel lance procedure. Newborns will be randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups or a control group. Pain and stress responses will be assessed using validated neonatal pain and physiological measures. The findings of this study may help identify effective, low-cost, and non-pharmacological interventions that can be used to reduce pain and stress in newborns during routine clinical procedures.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07651592
- Run by
- Kilis 7 Aralik University
- People needed
- 120
- Starts
- 2026-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-10-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-16
Who can join
Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Term newborns born between 37 and 42 weeks of gestation
- Newborns without respiratory, cardiac, metabolic, neurological, or infectious diseases
- Newborns not requiring oxygen therapy, phototherapy, or intravenous treatment
- Newborns scheduled to undergo a routine heel lance procedure (metabolic screening or blood sampling)
- Mothers willing to participate in the study
- Written informed consent provided by the parent or legal guardian
- Normal vital signs before the procedure (heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation within normal limits)
You may not qualify if…
- Preterm (<37 weeks) or post-term (>42 weeks) newborns
- Presence of congenital anomalies or neurological disorders
- Requirement for oxygen therapy, phototherapy, or intravenous treatment
- Respiratory, cardiac, metabolic, neurological, or infectious disease
- Abnormal vital signs before the procedure
- Parent or legal guardian refusal to provide informed consent
Where it is running
- Kilis Alaeddin Yavaşça State Hospital — Kilis, Turkey (Türkiye)
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