The Effect of Wiping and Swaddling Bath Methods Applied in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Neonatal Comfort: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Launched by GAMZE GOCMEN · Mar 16, 2025

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This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of swaddled bathing and wipe bathing on neonatal comfort in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). The study will be conducted in the NICU of İzmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, and after obtaining ethical approval, 64 neonates meeting the inclusion criteria will be enrolled.

As part of the study, the swaddled bath will be applied to the intervention group, while the wipe bath will be applied to the control group. The bathing procedures will be carried out by the researcher according to standard protoc...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Born at 37 weeks of gestation or later
• • Aged between 2 and 7 days
• • Born after 24 hours
• • Stable physiological parameters
• • Spontaneous respiration
• • Birth weight ≥ 2000 grams
• • No skin problems that would prevent the administration of swaddle or wipe bath
• • Both vaginal and cesarean deliveries are accepted
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Using sedative or muscle relaxant medications
• • Previously exposed to any bath method
• • On mechanical ventilation
• • Diagnosed with sepsis
• • Within the first 78 hours post-operatively
• • Having a central catheter
• • Having disrupted skin integrity
• • Having cranial hemorrhage
• • Major congenital, chromosomal, or neurological anomalies