aser acupuncture compared with oral glucose administration for pain prevention in healthy term neonates undergoing routine heel sticks/lance

Not Applicable

• Conditions: R52.0; Acute pain

• Registration Number: DRKS00010122
• Lead Sponsor: niv. Klinik für Kinder und Jugendheilkunde

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03-02
• Study Completion: 2018-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

Term newborn (> 37. gestational age)
Healthy neonate without clinical and/or congenital complications
Age: between 2nd and 5th days postnatal
By the parents signed written informed consent
Spontaneous delivery or Caesarean sectio

Exclusion Criteria

Lack of written informed consent
Preterm newborn (<37. gestational age)
Clinical and/or congenital diseases
Current pain therapy in the newborn and/or in the breast-feeding mother

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences in premature infant pain profile (=PIPP) score between glucose group (= GG) and acupuncture group (= AG), assessed by a blinded skilled nurse according to the video recordings of the heel stick.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in heart rate<br>Changes in oxygen saturation<br>Cry time <br>Any Adverse effects<br>