Comforting Touches for Newborn Pain in the NICU
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether gentle touch or wrapping your baby cozily (facilitated tucking) can reduce pain during a first-time arterial blood draw in the NICU. It may help find simple ways to comfort newborns during procedures.
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Who can take part
- Your baby can be born at term (37 weeks or later) or prematurely.
- Your baby must have had good APGAR scores right after birth (at least 6 at 1 minute and 8 at 5 minutes).
- Your baby needs to be in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit).
- Your baby must be having an arterial blood draw (needle poke in an artery) for the first time.
- Your baby cannot have certain serious conditions like birth asphyxia, birth defects, brain or nerve disorders, or be on a breathing machine with muscle relaxants. Also, they cannot be extremely premature (born before 28 weeks).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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