Study of Non-Drug Pain Relief Methods Using Facilitated Tucking and Gentle Touch for Newborns Undergoing Arterial Prick in Neonatal Intensive Care

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate how two non-drug methods, facilitated tucking and gentle human touch, affect procedural pain in newborn babies up to 28 days old. The trial is a randomized control study designed to understand pain relief during medical procedures for neonates. Pain levels will be measured using the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale to assess the effectiveness of these interventions. The study includes three groups one receiving facilitated tucking, where the baby is gently positioned for comfort another receiving gentle human touch, which involves caressing the babys head and a usual care group without these additional interventions. These methods will be applied during an arterial prick procedure, a common but painful medical test for newborns. Participants will be monitored before, during, and three minutes after the arterial prick using video recordings to score pain levels. Researchers will collect demographic information and use an independent assistant to evaluate pain scores. The study runs from May to November 2024 and involves careful observation to understand how these non-pharmacological approaches may help manage pain in the neonatal intensive care setting.

Effect of Facilitated Tucking and Gentle Human Touch on Procedural Pain Among Neonates