The Magnific Study- A randomised controlled trial of magnetic non-invasive acupuncture for infant comfort for heel prick tests.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: eonatal Intensive Care; Procedural pain; Neonatal Intensive Care; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001229460
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Hospital for Women

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-09-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Infants who require a heel prick for blood collection in the NICU. Babies will be matched by gender, gestation and age.

Exclusion Criteria

Babies who need sedation and analgesia for other reasons e.g. post-operative analgesia or who cannot express pain (e.g. muscle relaxed, intubated and ventilated).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome is the PIPP score during and 1 hour after the heel prick. [Before (baseline), during (at heel prick) and 1 hour after the heel prick]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Medical record review of whether sucrose was provided at any time before, during or after the heel prick. [After completion of each heel prick]