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Trial reportSaudi medical journal2026

Comparison of the Effects of Incubator and Radiant Environments on Physiological Criteria and Pain-Stress Levels during Heel Lance in Neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sezin Gürsu, Birsen Karaca Saydam, Oğuzhan Kalkanlı

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Trial report in Saudi medical journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sezin GürsuDr. Behçet Uz, Pediatrics and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Sezer Doğan Street, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8381-0444
Birsen Karaca SaydamProfessor of Women's Health and Diseases Nursing, Ege University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-5601-8064
Oğuzhan KalkanlıPediatric Specialist. Dr. Behçet Uz, Pediatrics and Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, İzmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1965-1420

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the effects of incubator and radiant heat on physiological criteria and pain-stress levels during heel prick procedures in newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: This randomized controlled quasi-experimental study was conducted between June and December 2023 with newborns diagnosed with IHB hospitalized at a NICU in Turkey. Prior to the heel prick procedure, 72 newborns (gestational age: 37-41 weeks) were randomly and equally assigned to either a radiant heater or an incubator setting. Physiological parameters (temperature, SpO Results: No statistically significant differences were found in the descriptive characteristics of newborns between the incubator and radiant heater groups. When comparing physiological parameters and pain-stress scores, there were no significant differences in SpO Conclusion: Although body temperature increased significantly in the radiant heater environment compared with the incubator environment, this difference did not appear to play a vital role in affecting the physiological parameters of the newborn.

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Hot TemperatureIncubators, InfantIntensive Care Units, NeonatalPainBody TemperatureFemaleHeart RateHeelHumansInfant, NewbornMalePain MeasurementTurkeyIncubatorMidwifeNewbornPain and stressRadiant heater

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PMID42293714
PMCPMC13264146

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