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Studying how different mother -baby holding positions during vaccination affect pain in infants

Comparison of various holding positions in reducing vaccination pain among infants: A Randomised Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096594
Enrollment
399
Registered
2025-10-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Holding positions during vaccination: Infants will be divided into two groups and will randomly be allocated to one of the two positions (supine and cuddling) held by the mothers on the

Sponsors

Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infants less than 2000 grams and gestational age less than 34 weeks and who require neonatal intensive care unit and who have chronic illness are excluded

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Infants less than 2000 grams and gestational age less than 34 weeks and who require neonatal intensive care unit and who have chronic illness are excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
After randomly allocating positions, will examine the infant pain responses by infant pain scale.Timepoint: Pain scale measurements will be taken before injection, immediately after injection, 30 seconds and 180 seconds after vaccination—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Thiyagaraajan V

Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital

captsathya@gmail.com9884664592

Outcome results

None listed

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