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. 2017 Feb 16;2017(2):CD008435. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008435.pub3

IRCT201505142639N16.

Trial name or title Efficacy of kangaroo mother care, breastfeeding and swaddling on BCG vaccine pain score in neonates
Methods RCT
Participants Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: term neonates (gestation age of 37–42 weeks); birth weight of 2500 to 4000 g; product of normal vaginal delivery; without systemic illness and with healthy medical condition
 Exclusion criteria: birth asphyxia; severe congenital malformation; receiving sedative hypnotic drugs within the past 24 hours
Exclusion criteria:
Age minimum: 0
Age maximum: 0
Gender: both male and female
Interventions Intervention 1: breast feeding two minutes before vaccination until one minute after BCG vaccination . Intervention 2: kangaroo mother care of neonate with close contact of thorax and abdomen skin of mother ten minutes before vaccination until one minute after BCG vaccination. Intervention 3: swaddling of neonate ten minutes before vaccination until one minute after BCG vaccination .
Outcomes Obtaining of pain score of less than four during BCG vaccine injection. Timepoint: during BCG vaccine injection. Method of measurement: Neonatal/Infant Pain Scale
Pain score of BCG vaccine injection. Timepoint: before, during, one minute and two minutes after BCG vaccine injection. Method of measurement: Neonatal/Infant Pain Scale
Duration of neonate crying during BCG vaccine injection. Timepoint: every 10 seconds after vaccine injection until stopping of crying. Method of measurement: By chronometer
Starting date 24 April 2015
Contact information Name: Dr. Razieh Fallah
Address: Pediatric Ward, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Ebn ‐ Sina BLVD, Shahid Ghandi BlVD, Yazd, I.R.Iran
Yazd
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Telephone: 00983538224000
Email: dr.raziehfallah@yahoo.com
Affiliation: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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