Non pharmacological approaches are important in pain control in neonates, specially in term healthy neonates. Non-nutritive sucking and swaddling are considered effective strategies for pain control in these population, but the effect in their association are not clear until now. The hypothesis of the study is that association between non-nutritive sucking and swaddling reduces pain scores resulting from venepuncture compared to non-nutritive sucking alone.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Non-nutritive sucking is applied by using a gloved finger
Swaddling is an age-old practice of wrapping infants snugly in swaddling cloths, blankets or similar cloth so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted
Sociedade Hospital Samaritano
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
RECRUITINGpain score
Time frame: pre painfull procedure
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