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The effect of breast milk and leg massage on pain control in preterm neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit

Comparing the effect of breast-Milk and leg massage on ?neonate’s pain intensity during Heel-blood sampling among hospitalized neonates in ?neonatal intensive care unit

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016062928696N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2016-10-12
Start date
2016-07-22
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. -

Interventions

Intervention 1: The program of breastfeed group: Three ml of the breast milk taken ??5?? minutes before heel stick is poured in the baby’s mouth ?slowly in drop by drop for ??30?? seconds. Then, the
Treatment - Drugs
The program of leg massage: Five minutes before the heel stick, the investigator slowly massages the outer aspect of the chosen leg ?for the heel stick from toes to mid thigh for ??3?? minutes by usin
The program of breastfeed group: Three ml of the breast milk taken ??5?? minutes before heel stick is poured in the baby’s mouth ?slowly in drop by drop for ??30?? seconds. Then, the heel stick is d

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion: Premature baby with gestational age between 34-37 week, breast feeding, birth weight of 2kg and more, no respiratory distress, no surgery, One and five minutes Apgar score between 7-10, no congenital heart and enteric disease; healthy skin, no sepsis and intelligent neonate. Exclusion criteria: Unstable infant, those with head and skull deformities, congenital heart disease, cleft palate, cleft lip, and those who had received an analgesic in the 24 hours prior to sampling.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: before, at the moment and after intervention. Method of measurement: NIPS scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactTahere Salimi

Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences

Salimi_tahere@yahoo.com+98 35538241751

Outcome results

None listed

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