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 |