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. 2016 Jul 15;2016(7):CD001069. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001069.pub5

NCT01800318.

Trial name or title Does noninvasive electrical stimulation of acupuncture points (NESAP) reduce heel stick pain in infants?
Methods RCT
Participants Infants up to 3 days of age
Interventions Sham NESAP with 24% oral sucrose
NESAP with oral water
NESAP with 24% oral sucrose
Sham NESAP with oral water
Outcomes Changes from baseline PIPP; change in salivary cortisol after heel stick; change in HR variability during heel stick; change in HR; change in oxygen saturation; duration of crying after TENS unit initiated; duration of crying during heel stick
Starting date March 2013
Contact information Richard W Hall MD University of Arkansas
Notes ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01800318