Effectiveness of tapping on the skin on pain of babies

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Infants Receiving Intramuscular Vaccination

• Registration Number: CTRI/2025/06/089190
• Lead Sponsor: Palakonda Pragathi

Brief Summary

This study teaches about the Helfer Skin Tap Technique which is helpful in the reducing the pain during the painful procedure in children during the Intramuscular Vaccination.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-17
• Study Start: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.Healthy infants from six months to twelve months of age.
• 2.Infants of both genders.
• 3.Infants receiving intramuscular vaccine.

Exclusion Criteria

1.From birth to 28 days 2.Preterm and low birth weight neonates 3.With congenital abnormalities.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of Helfer Skin Tap Technique on Pain and Physiological Parameters among Infants during Intramuscular Vaccination	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reducing the pain during any painful procedure	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Father Muller Medical College and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Father Muller Medical College and Hospital

🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Mrs Wilma Shalini Noronha

Principal investigator

9481765777

wilmashalini04@fathermuller.in