Facilitated Tucking Position and Reiki Efficacy in Orogastric Tube Insertion

Facilitated Tucking Position and Reiki Efficacy in Orogastric Tube Insertion in Preterm Infants: Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of faciliated tucking and reiki given manually during orogastric tube insertion in preterm infants treated in the NICU on stress, pain and physiological parameter (heartbeat, blood pressure, SpO2 and respiratory rate) levels.

Regardless of the severity and duration, preterm infants give physiological and behavioral responses to a painful application. While infants show behavioral responses such as crying, changes in facial expressions, acceleration or deceleration in motor movements during painful interventions, they may subjectively show changes in physiological parameters such as heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and decrease in saturation value. Because preterm infants are sensitive to many stress factors and due to reasons such as separation from the mother during the treatment process, environments with excessive light, sound and temperature changes, and the absence of a single caregiver. They do not yet have the physiological maturity to cope with painful interventions. This randomized controlled trial was planned to determine the changes in stress, pain, and physiological parameters of faciliated tucking and reiki administered during orogastric tube insertion in preterm infants 32-37 weeks of gestation.

Parallel Assignment After explaining the study to eligible and accepting parents, informed consent signatures will be obtained. Randomization will be done after obtaining informed consent from the parent. Random assignment will be made to one control group or one intervention group (faciliated tucking position:1, reiki: 1) with sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes containing randomly generated numbers in randomization. These envelopes are for a person not involved in any other trial procedure. Will be made by Randomization will be performed using the random numbers table.

Experiment group will receive faciliated tucking position throughout the OG inserting. The faciliated tucking position will be applied 3 minutes before the orogastric (OG) tube is inserted. This intervention will be applied throughout the OG inserting process. The application will continue for 3 more minutes after the OG is inserted.

Experiment group will receive reiki throughout the OG inserting. This group will be take reiki 3 minutes before the orogastric (OG) tube is inserted. This intervention will be applied throughout the OG inserting process. The intervention will continue for 3 more minutes after the OG is inserted.

The routine OG insertion procedure of the clinic will be performed for the control group infants without any intervention. The group will received no further intervention.

The fetal position was given by the researcher. In the fetal position, the lower and upper extremities of the baby were kept in the flexed position by hand and placed in the side-lying position close to the midline.

Reiki was applied to areas called chakras (forehead, throat, heart, stomach, feet and hands). A total of 15 minutes were applied in the form of 12 minutes touches in each chakra region.

The descriptive characteristics form was based on a literature review conducted by the researcher (Axelin, Salanterä & Lehtonen, 2006; Kucukoglu, Kurt & Aytekin, 2015; Yin, Yang, Lee, Li, Hua & Liaw, 2015). The form consisted of items on gestational age, postnatal age, gender, birth weight (grams), type of delivery, 1st and 5th minute Apgar score, etc.

To determine the effect of facilitated tucking position on stress score during OG procedure in preterm infants. It was developed by Ceylan and Bolışık (2017) to evaluate the stress level in premature infants. The scale is suitable for use by nurses. The scale includes 8 subgroups including facial expression, body color, respiration, activity level, comfortability, muscle tone, extremities and posture, and consists of a total of 24 items in 3-likert type. In scoring, each subgroup is evaluated between 0-2 points. The score obtained from the scale is a minimum of 0 points and a maximum of 16 points. This form filled by a clinical nurse and researcher 2 times before, and after the procedure.

To determine the effect of facilitated tucking position on stress score during OG procedure in preterm infants. It was developed by Ceylan and Bolışık (2017) to evaluate the stress level in premature infants. The scale is suitable for use by nurses. The scale includes 8 subgroups including facial expression, body color, respiration, activity level, comfortability, muscle tone, extremities and posture, and consists of a total of 24 items in 3-likert type. In scoring, each subgroup is evaluated between 0-2 points. The score obtained from the scale is a minimum of 0 points and a maximum of 16 points. This form filled by a clinical nurse and researcher 2 times before, and after the procedure.

It is a form that includes the heart rate, oxygen saturation value and respiratory rate. This form filled by a clinical nurse 2 times before and after the procedure, by a clinical nurse other than the person performing the research.

It is a form that includes the heart rate, oxygen saturation value and respiratory rate. This form filled by a clinical nurse 2 times before and after the procedure, by a clinical nurse other than the person performing the research.

The PIPP-R scale includes 3 behavioral (fringing, squeezing eyes, nasolobial-groove), 2 physiological (heart rate and oxygen saturation) and 2 contextual (behavioral status and gestational age) items used in the assessment of pain in newborns.This form filled by a clinical nurse and researcher 2 times before, and after the procedure. The PIPP-R is a Likert-type scale. In scoring the scale, items related to physiological and behavioral parameters are scored as 0,1,2,3 for each variable, reflecting the difference between the initial state and the values during the procedure.

The PIPP-R scale includes 3 behavioral (fringing, squeezing eyes, nasolobial-groove), 2 physiological (heart rate and oxygen saturation) and 2 contextual (behavioral status and gestational age) items used in the assessment of pain in newborns.This form filled by a clinical nurse and researcher 2 times before, and after the procedure. The PIPP-R is a Likert-type scale. In scoring the scale, items related to physiological and behavioral parameters are scored as 0,1,2,3 for each variable, reflecting the difference between the initial state and the values during the procedure.

Inclusion Criteria: 32-37 Gestational weeks, From the postnatal 3rd day, Feeding with orogastric tube Apgar >5 Exclusion Criteria: Premature infants with congenital anomaly, malformation Premature infants on mechanical ventilator Premature infants receiving sedation

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