Status:

COMPLETED

Reducing Pain in Four- to Six-month Old Infants Undergoing Immunization Using a Multi-modal Approach

Lead Sponsor:

Women's College Hospital

Conditions:

Pain From Immunization

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-6 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to answer the following question: In healthy infants aged four to six months undergoing routine immunization for diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated poliovir...

Detailed Description

Immunization is a significant source of pain and distress for infants. At present pain-relieving interventions are rarely employed to manage this pain. There are many non-pharmacological methods that...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • healthy infants
  • 4 to 6 months old
  • routine immunization with DTaP-IPV-Hib and PCV

Exclusion

  • impaired neurological development
  • history of seizure
  • use of topical local anaesthetics at the injection site
  • use of sedatives or narcotics in the preceding 24 hours
  • fever or illness that would prevent administration of the vaccine
  • parent is unable to use the assessment tools in the study
  • parent does not speak English
  • prior participation in this trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00954499

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

November 1 2010

Last Update

March 1 2011

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Women's College Hospital Family Practice Health Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1B6