Touch and Talk for Procedural Pain in Infants and Toddlers in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Maternal comfort, analgesia, regulation, endorphin-release: mothercare, a program of research for pain in critically ill infants and toddlers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN41587583

Enrollment

Registered

2006-06-27

Start date

2005-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Pain response Pregnancy and Childbirth Pain

Interventions

Mothers will be taught where to sit so they can hold their child's hand during one line removal. They will be encouraged to talk to their child, either reciting nursery rhymes, signing or speaking in

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children from full-term birth through to three years are eligible, either sex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Infants born less than full term 2. Children older than three years 3. Children receiving paralytic agents

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Physiologic stability: 1. Maximum range of heart rate and O2 saturation from baseline throughout the procedure 2. Time to return to baseline heart rate and O2 saturation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stress response: measured through the procurement of salivary cortisol collected prior to (basal) and 30 minutes after (stress response) the heel stick procedure for both the mother and the infant	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

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