Comparative of the Effect of Gentle Human Touch Versus Sucrose on Orogastric Tube Insertion Pain and Distress in Preterm Infant Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A randomized clinical trial

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• Conditions: F45.4; Condition 1: pain. Condition 2: distress.; Acute pain due to trauma; The predominant complaint is of persistent, severe, and distressing pain, which cannot be explained fully by a physiological process or a physical disorder, and which occurs in association with emotional conflict or psychosocial problems that are sufficie; G89.11

• Registration Number: IRCT20230202057303N1
• Lead Sponsor: Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Gestational age between 29-36 weeks
Corrected Age after birth 3 to 28 days
Birth weight 3000-1200 grams
Instructions for feeding with an oral-gastric tube

Exclusion Criteria

Receiving sedatives or anesthetics and muscle relaxants
Receive any painkillers in prescription medications
Having a skin disease
Exposure to any painful procedure at least one hour before intubation
Congenital anomalies
Metabolic diseases
Grade 2 and higher intracranial hemorrhage
Cardiac abnormalities
History of drug abuse by mother
Convulsions

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain, Distress. Timepoint: 3 days in a row. Method of measurement: The Premature Infant Pain Profile: Revised- Comfort neo scale.