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Procedural PainNCT06377748

The Effect of Facilitated-tucking and ShotBlocker on Pain Caused by Vaccination in Healthy Infants

A study testing Facilitated tucking position, ShotBlocker and Combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker in people with Procedural Pain and Pain, Acute, run by Istanbul Medeniyet University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will be investigated the effects of facilitated tucking, ShotBlocker and combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker methods on procedural pain, crying time and duration of the procedure during Hepatitis B vaccine administration in healthy term infants. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 38 to 42 weeksHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Procedural Pain, Pain, Acute, Nursing Caries
What is being tested?
Facilitated tucking position, ShotBlocker and Combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
142 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
15 Jun 2024to 30 Sep 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 38 to 42 weeks
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • healthy term neonates
  • born at 38-42 weeks gestational week,
  • birth weight 2500-4400 g,
  • 5th minute APGAR score above 6,
  • in stable health,
  • able to carry out vital activities without support,
  • babies ordered Hepatitis B vaccine by the doctor

Who cannot join

  • With a genetic or congenital anomaly,
  • neurological, cardiological and metabolic diseases,
  • in need of respiratory support,
  • acute or chronic illness that causes pain,
  • a complication of childbirth,
  • infants of hepatitis B carrier mothers,
  • nerve damage or deformity in the extremity to be vaccinated, scar tissue or incision in the vastus lateralis region,
  • infants of mothers with a history of substance abuse

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Istanbul Medeniyet University

    Istanbul, Kadıköy, 34720

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Facilitated-tucking, ShotBlocker, and the Combination of the Facilitated-tucking and ShotBlocker on Pain Caused by Hepatitis-B Vaccination in Healthy Term Infants: Randomized Controlled Study

This study will be investigated the effects of facilitated tucking, ShotBlocker and combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker methods on procedural pain, crying time and duration of the procedure during Hepatitis B vaccine administration in healthy term infants.

Read the detailed description

Hepatitis B vaccination is one of the painful procedures routinely performed in newborns. The pain experienced by the newborn negatively affects the prognosis of the disease, the infant's behavior, the harmony with the environment, the development of the brain and senses, as well as the family-infant interaction. Nonpharmacologic methods have been found to be effective in alleviating pain during interventions that cause pain caused by medical procedures that newborns frequently encounter. Facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker are effective methods that can be used in nonpharmacologic procedural pain management.

Studies have commonly used parent-related methods (kangaroo care, mother/father cuddling, breastfeeding, etc.) for neonatal pain management during Hepatitis B vaccine administration. In units where access to the parent is not always possible, nonpharmacologic pain methods that can be used independently of the parent can be used in the management of acute needle-related pain. In addition, no study was found in the literature comparing and combining the effect of fetal position and ShotBlocker application on hepatitis B vaccine-related pain. This study will be investigated the effects of facilitated tucking, ShotBlocker and combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker methods on procedural pain, crying time and duration of the procedure during Hepatitis B vaccine administration in healthy term infants.

Being tested
Facilitated tucking position, ShotBlocker, Combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker
Keywords
Healthy infant, Nonpharmacological pain management, Procedural pain
Medical subject headings
Pain, Procedural, Acute Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Facilitated tucking positionOther

    Also called Positioning

    Neonates in this group will be given facilitated tucking position (lower and upper extremities will be held in right lateral flexion position and midline) by a volunteer nurse one minute before the vaccination procedure. The nurse will administer intramuscular vaccine injection into the vastus lateralis region of the left leg of the infant in the facilitated tucking position according to routine practice.

  • ShotBlockerDevice

    Immediately prior to the vaccination procedure, the nurse will place the protruding surface of the ShotBlocker on the neonate's vaccination procedure site (left leg vastus lateralis muscle). The nurse will continue to hold the ShotBlocker at the injection site by pressing against the skin for 20 seconds. At the end of the time, she will grasp the tissue with the ShotBlocker and inject the vaccine through the opening in the center. After the procedure is completed and the needle is withdrawn, the ShotBlocker will be removed from the skin.

  • Combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlockerCombination product

    Neonates in this group will be given facilitated tucking position (lower and upper extremities will be held in right lateral flexion position and midline) by a volunteer nurse one minute before the vaccination procedure. The nurse will place the ShotBlocker on the procedure site and apply pressure to the skin for 20 seconds. At the end of the time, the nurse will grasp the tissue with the ShotBlocker and inject the vaccine through the central opening. After the injection is completed and the needle is withdrawn, the ShotBlocker will be removed from the skin. The newborn will continue to take facilitated tucking position until 1 minute after the ShotBlocker is removed.

Study groups in NCT06377748
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Facilitated tucking positionExperimentalNewborns in this group will take the facilitated tucking position during routine Hepatitis B vaccine administration.
Receives: Other: Facilitated tucking position
ShotBlockerExperimentalShotBlocker will be used during routine Hepatitis B vaccine administration of newborns in this group.
Receives: Device: ShotBlocker
Combined facilitated tucking position and ShotBlockerExperimentalNeonates in this group will take facilitated tucking position during routine Hepatitis B vaccine administration and ShotBlocker will be used during the procedure.
Receives: Combination Product: Combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker
ControlNo interventionThe control group will receive routine Hepatitis B vaccination.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Neonatal Infant Pain Scale

    The scale is used to assess procedural pain in neonates. It is a behavioral scale assessing five behavioral indicators (facial expression, cry, arms, legs, and state of alertness) and one physiological indicator (breathing patterns). Five items (facial expression, breathing pattern, arms, legs, and state of alertness) are scored as 0 (Good) or 1 (Bad), while one item (crying) is scored as 0 (Good), 1, or 2 (Bad). The total scale score ranges from 0 to 7, with higher scores indicating more pain.

    Measured: 1 min before, during, 1 min after and 3 min after the painful procedure, an average of 4-5 minutes

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Crying time during the procedure

    Total crying time during the procedure is the time the newborn cries between 1 min before and 3 min after the painful procedure.

    Measured: Through painful procedure completion, an average of 4 minutes

  2. Procedure time

    For vaccine administration, it is the time between when the needle is inserted into the skin and when it is removed from the skin.

    Measured: Through painful procedure completion, an average of 60 seconds

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Apr 2024
  2. Study start15 Jun 2024
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2024
  4. Study completion30 Sep 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Participants will be assigned to experimental and control groups using block randomization method. Birth weight (2500-3000 g, 3001-3500 g, 3501 g and above), gender (male and female) and mode of delivery (vaginal and cesarean section) variables will be used for block randomization.
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
142 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06377748
Sponsor's protocol ID
2023/02
Status last verified
Oct 2024
First submitted
17 Apr 2024
Last updated
16 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Individual participant data may be shared upon request from the principal investigator, subject to the appropriateness of the request, while ensuring adherence to the rules of confidentiality regarding individual data.

Publications

  • Avcin E, Kucukoglu S. The Effect of Breastfeeding, Kangaroo Care, and Facilitated Tucking Positioning in Reducing the Pain During Heel Stick in Neonates. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec;61:410-416. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.10.002. Epub 2021 Oct 20.

    PubMed 34687988
  • Caglar S, Buyukyilmaz F, Cosansu G, Caglayan S. Effectiveness of ShotBlocker for Immunization Pain in Full-Term Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Apr/Jun;31(2):166-171. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000256.

    PubMed 28437308
  • Drago LA, Singh SB, Douglass-Bright A, Yiadom MY, Baumann BM. Efficacy of ShotBlocker in reducing pediatric pain associated with intramuscular injections. Am J Emerg Med. 2009 Jun;27(5):536-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.04.011.

    PubMed 19497458
  • Kucukoglu S, Kurt S, Aytekin A. The effect of the facilitated tucking position in reducing vaccination-induced pain in newborns. Ital J Pediatr. 2015 Aug 21;41:61. doi: 10.1186/s13052-015-0168-9.

    PubMed 26293573

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Facilitated tucking position, ShotBlocker and Combined facilitated tucking and ShotBlocker in people with Procedural Pain and Pain, Acute, run by Istanbul Medeniyet University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Oct 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (time frame: 1 min before, during, 1 min after and 3 min after the painful procedure, an average of 4-5 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06377748, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Oct 2024.

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