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The effect of breastfeeding on pain relief in newborns during vaccination

The effect of breastfeeding on pain relief in full-term neonates during B vaccination

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201104166206N1
Enrollment
130
Registered
2011-04-26
Start date
2007-11-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

pain during hepatitis vaccination.

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group: Participating neonates and their mothers were taken to a quiet nursery room for immunization. The study did not start until the infant was observed to be suc
Prevention
In the intervention group: Participating neonates and their mothers were taken to a quiet nursery room for immunization. The study did not start until the infant was observed to be sucking at the brea
In the control group: neonates were not breastfed but held by the mother for the same length of time at the experimental group. In the controls experienced the same procedure while were held in mother

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Criteria for inclusion were: full- term neonate; had APGAR scores 7 higher at five minutes after birth; delivered by spontaneous and vaginal delivery; were breastfed; postnatal age not more than 24 hours. We excluded infants with any evidence of congenital abnormalities, medical complications, or drug exposure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Facial expressions, limb movement, vocal exprssions. Timepoint: after vaccination. Method of measurement: observation.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactParvin Rahnama

Shahed University

p_rahnama1381@yahoo.com; prahnama@shahed.ac.ir+98 21 4482 2258

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026