CompletedNot Applicable

Comparing Breastmilk, Massage, and no Intervention for Pain Management During Vaccination of Term Infants

Cameroon102 participantsStarted 2024-02-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if breastmilk, massage or no intervention works for pain management during vaccination of term infants. It will also learn about the safety of these 3 approaches. The main questions it aims to answer is: Does breastmilk, massage or no intervention works for pain management during vaccination of term infants? Researchers will compare breastmilk, massage or no intervention for pain management during vaccination of term infants.

Who can participate

Age range6 Weeks – 6 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Neonates born at or after 37 completed weeks of gestation. * Neonates scheduled to receive the DTC-HepB-Hib-1 immunization. * Time from last feeding should be greater than or equal to 30 minutes. Exclusion Criteria: * Term neonates with major congenital abnormalities like limb contractures, limb deformities. * Term neonates with any neurological conditions like hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy or birth asphyxia. * Infants with acute illness. * Infants randomized for no intervention but mothers breastfeed before pain evaluation to calm the babies from crying.

What they're measuring

Neonatal infant pain score (NIPS)

Timeframe: The pain scores for all the arms was done 2 minutes before vaccination and 30 seconds after vaccination

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06879613

SponsorUniversity of Bamenda

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-03-30

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