Non-Pharmacological Methods for Reducing Pain During Vaccination in Infants

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF YALOVA · Mar 14, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying ways to help reduce pain in infants during vaccinations without using medicines. The focus is on non-drug methods, specifically looking at how holding a baby close or breastfeeding might make the experience less painful. Nurses play an important role in managing pain for infants, and this research aims to find safe and effective ways to support them during vaccinations.

To participate in the study, infants need to be between 4 weeks and 6 months old, healthy, and scheduled for a vaccination. Parents must agree to take part in the study and provide consent. Babies should not have taken any pain-relieving medications in the last four hours and should have a normal body temperature. During the trial, parents can expect to see how these comforting methods could help their babies during the vaccination process. This research is important because it explores simple, cost-effective ways to support infants and their families during immunizations.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Being healthy,
• • Aged between 4 weeks and 6 months,
• • Parents have given verbal and written consent to participate in the study,
• • Born at term (37 weeks of gestation or later),
• • Scheduled for vaccination under the Ministry of Health's vaccination program,
• • Not having taken analgesics/antipyretics in the last 4 hours before the procedure,
• • Having a normal body temperature (between 36.5°C and 37.1°C).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having a chronic or mental illness, or a congenital anomaly,
• • Being older than 6 months,
• • Having a body temperature above 37.1°C,
• • Receiving analgesics, sedatives, or any other medication.