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Comparing the effect of Yakson Touch Therapy, Gentle Human Touch, and Standard Care on pain and physiological parameters during heel lancing in neonates in NICU.

A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial to compare the effectiveness of Yakson Touch Therapy versus Gentle Human Touch versus standard care on pain and physiological parameters during heel lancing procedure in neonates admitted in NICU at GGSMCH,Faridkot,Punjab. - YTT VS GHT VS SC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083643
Enrollment
72
Registered
2025-03-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P709- Transitory disorder of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn, unspecified Health Condition 2: P709- Transitory disorder of carbohydrate metabolism of newborn, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Yakson Touch Therapy: Placing the left hand under the neonates back and right hand will placed on top of the neonates abdomen and massaged in a clockwise movement for 3 minutes,roughly

Sponsors

Ms Navpreet Kaur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Neonates undergoing a heel lancing procedure (blood sugar monitoring). 2.Neonates who will be having the first prick on heel. 3.Neonates who will be conscious (able to respond painful stimuli). 4. Neonates whose parents will be willing to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Neonates who will critically ill having RDS ( on ventilator or CPAP), congenital anomaly, Intraventricular hemorrhage, History of surgery or inflammation of heel. 2.Neonates who will be under any sedatives/ anticonvulsant drugs. 3.Neonates will be undergoing heel lance procedure repeated within 4 hours.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain assessment using standardized scale(Neonatal Infant Pain Scale-NIPS) during heel lancing procedure.Timepoint: 3 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Physiological parameters(Heart rate,Respiratory rate,saturation)Timepoint: (Time 0 minutes)Baseline data before the intervention & immediately after the intervention(Time 3 minutes)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amanpreet Sethi

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences(Faridkot)

vandana.rana22@yahoo.co.in9878865066

Outcome results

None listed

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