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Effectiveness of the Z-Track Technique As a Pain-Reducing Strategy for Neonates During Intramuscular Injection: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT06793618 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 147

Last updated 2025-02-04

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Summary

A quantitative study, true experimental, posttest-only design has been used for the current study. one intervention (the Z-track technique) and one control group involved in the study. The primary outcome measure is the Neonatal/Infant Pain Scale to be used immediately after intramuscular injections to measure the pain level among neonates.

Conditions

  • Intramuscular Injection
  • Neonates
  • Neonatal Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Z-track technique

In this method, the neonates are in supine position, the skin is moved and held from the injection site 2 to 3 cm to the side or downward using the non- dominant hand, to ensure that blood vessel wasn't penetrated aspiration on the syringe must perceive the injection and then the medication is to be injected slowly. Researcher assistant that is unaware of the injection method performs the recording of the pain intensity and leakage diameter on the observation form.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Baghdad

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Minutes
Max Age
2 Hours
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-24
Primary Completion
2024-12-27
Completion
2024-12-28

Countries

  • Iraq

Study Locations

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