# Effect of Nursing Interventions on Pain and Salivary Cortisol Levels During Heel Stick in Preterm Newborns

> **NCT06628232** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Namik Kemal University** · enrollment: 18 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- PreTerm Neonate

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** pacifier with breast milk
- **OTHER:** heel heating
- **OTHER:** interventions combined
- **OTHER:** Control

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06628232
- **Lead sponsor:** Namik Kemal University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2024-11-01
- **Primary completion:** 2025-08-01
- **Final completion:** 2025-11-01
- **Target enrollment:** 18 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06628232

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06628232, "Effect of Nursing Interventions on Pain and Salivary Cortisol Levels During Heel Stick in Preterm Newborns". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06628232. Licensed CC0.

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