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Effect of Facilitated Tucking and Gentle Human Touch on Procedural Pain Among Neonates

Effect of Facilitated Tucking and Gentle Human Touch on Procedural Pain Among Neonates

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Overview

This is a Randomized Control Trial intended to investigate the effect of two non-pharmacological interventions on procedural pain among neonates.

Description

The Study Design is a Randomized Control Trial, intended to investigate the effect of facilitated tucking and gentle human touch on procedural pain among neonates (age 28 days). Neonatal Infant Pain Scale will be used for pain scoring, data will be collected by recording demographic variables for all neonates and then capturing a video recording for pain scoring by an independent research assistant.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Both term and preterm neonates.
  2. APGAR scores of a minimum of 6 at one minute and 8 at 5 minutes
  3. Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  4. Undergoing arterial prick for the first time.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Documented birth asphyxia
  2. Congenital anomalies
  3. Neurological diagnosis,
  4. ventilated with paralysis
  5. Extremely premature newborns (Gestational age < 28 weeks)

Study details
    Non Pharmacological Pain Management

NCT06415240

Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

14 October 2025

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