Comparison of EMLA cream with rattles on reducing immunization pain in infants of four months

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201207153150N3

Enrollment

Registered

2012-09-29

Start date

2012-03-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

The pain of vaccine. Pain in limb

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: routine procedures. Intervention 2: EMLA group: In addition to routine procedures, applying 2 g of EMLA cream in place of vaccine. Intervention 3: Rattles group: In addi

Prevention

Control group: routine procedures

EMLA group: In addition to routine procedures, applying 2 g of EMLA cream in place of vaccine

Rattles group: In addition to routine procedures, Shaking rattles from 30 seconds before until 15 seconds after injection.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Years to 4 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Being awake and calm before vaccination; not suffering from diarrhea and colds during the vaccination; term infants; analgesic drug for 48 hours before vaccination is not received by the mother and infant. Exclusion criteria: mother refusing to continue after applying EMLA cream.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before, during and after injection. Method of measurement: modified behavioral pain scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahdi Basiri Moqadam

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

Basiri1344@gmu.ac.ir+98 53 3733 2629

Outcome results

None listed

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