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A Clinical Trial to Study the Effect of Helfer Skin Tap Technique on Pain among Children below One Year undergoing Intramuscular Vaccination.

Effectiveness of Helfer Skin Tap Technique on Pain among Infants undergoing Intramuscular Vaccination - A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/04/032860
Enrollment
68
Registered
2021-04-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Helfer Skin Tapping: Helfer skin Tapping is a rhythmic tapping over intramuscular vaccination site with palmer aspect of non-dominant hand 16 times before giving injection to relax the

Sponsors

Ms Smruti Pragyan Sahoo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infants undergoing Penta/Hexa Vaccine.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Infants of Mothers who are not willing to give consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain level will be reduced in Helfer Skin Tap Technique during Intramuscular Vaccination.Timepoint: 7 months(Total time duration from research approval to final submission including 15 days for data collection)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NA—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSmruti Pragyan Sahoo

Kalinga Institute of Nursing Sciences

smruti.aquarius@gmail.com7008195754

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026