The effect of massage in reduce pain

Comparison of the effect of massage and breastfeeding on response to pain due to venipuncture among hospitalized neonates in NICUs of selected hospitals of Esfahan University of Medical Sciences 2012.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013020212346N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-10

Start date

2012-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Pain. Precordial pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 1 breast feeding : the sample breastfed for 5 minutes before sampling. When BF become completed, neonate lying supine position on the examination table. Interventi

Prevention

Intervention group: 1 breast feeding : the sample breastfed for 5 minutes before sampling. When BF become completed, neonate lying supine position on the examination table.

Control group: the neonates lying on the examination table without intervention.

Massage group: the sample was lying on the examination table and recieve eflorage technique of massage by researcher hand's for 5 minutes before venipuncture.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being awake; term or near term; gestational agemore than 34 Weeks; no problem for breast feeding; having experience of breast feeding; no sings of cerebral palsy or chromosomal disorder and asphyxia and no crying before venipuncture. Exclusion criteron: aspiration or apnea that make study impossible.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before and during doing venipuncture. Method of measurement: NIPS Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ali Zargham. Broujeni

Isfahan University of Medical Siences

zargham@nm.mui.ac.ir+98 31 1792 2964

Outcome results

None listed

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