Effect of Eye Masks on Neonatal Stress Following Dilated Retinal Examination: The MASK-ROP Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although screening examinations for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) prevent blindness, they are physiologically stressful for infants. Photosensitivity during mydriasis may contribute to postexamination stress, and reducing light stimulation may make infants more comfortable.

Objective

To determine the effect of a phototherapy mask worn during mydriasis on infant stress in the 12-hour period following ROP screening.

Design, setting, and participants

The Effect of Eyemasks on Neonatal Stress Following Dilated Retinal Examination (MASK-ROP) randomized clinical trial with patient recruitment from April 2016 to June 2017 at neonatal intensive care units at St Michael's Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A consecutive se

SUBMITTER: Szigiato AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6735413 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature