Minimising Immunisation Pain of Childhood vaccines: The MIPY Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain Management; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000270112
• Lead Sponsor: The Royal Childrens Hospital Foundation

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-21
• Study Completion: 2020-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 10 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 492

Inclusion Criteria

All children aged 3.5 to 9 years of age inclusive presenting with their parents/guardians to the Royal Children’s Hospital Immunisation Service Drop-in Centre forimmunisations.

Exclusion Criteria

Children will be excluded if:
1. Child with needle phobia (defined by:fear of medical needleprocedure and/or recent prior failure to vaccinate due to fear/distress of the procedure).
2. Child with Haemophilia or other bleeding disorders that require deep subcutaneous injections rather than intramuscular.
3. Child with damage to the skin at the site of injection E.G. Overlying Eczema
4. Child with developmental/behavioural disorders that may prevent them from being able to complete the Wong Baker Faces scale.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child self-report of pain using Wong Baker Faces Scale immediately following completion of their first injection[Immediately post immunisation procedure]