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The Effect of Mechanical Vibration and Flick Tapping Methods in Reducing Pain in Infant Vaccination

NCT07185152 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-09-22

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Summary

A research protocol examining the effect of vibration on the crying duration variable in needle-related medical procedures in newborns also predicted that vibration therapy would be effective in reducing pain caused by vaccine injection and shortening the newborn's crying time.

Flicking the injection site can be used to control pain in childhood. To date, only one experimental study testing the flick method has reported that the flick method applied before intramuscular injection had lower pain scores in babies during and after vaccination.

Studies show that the positive effects of both methods are mentioned. However, no study has been found to examine the effects of both methods on injection pain that may occur when the second dose of Hepatitis B vaccine is administered in the neonatal period and compare their effects. The fact that the effects of mechanical vibration and flicking methods as pain relief strategies on reducing pain, physiological parameters and crying duration have not been examined in this population before shows the deficiency in the literature.This study aimed to examine the effect of flicking the injection site before the second dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine applied to the anterior surface of the vastus lateralis muscle in infancy and applying mechanical vibration to the injection site throughout the vaccination procedure on acute pain, crying duration and physiological parameters that may occur due to intramuscular injection.

Conditions

  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

mechanical vibration

Mechanical vibration was applied to babies randomized to the mechanical vibration group before and during the vaccination procedure.

OTHER

Flick tapping

Before the vaccination procedure, the vaccination site was placed on the nail of the middle finger in the babies randomized to the flick tapping group, and then the vaccination was stimulated with a quick tap using the upper nail part of the middle finger.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Berrin GOGER

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • BERRİN GÖGER, LECTURER · GU, KSDHSV School, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Gümüşhane, Türkiye

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Days
Max Age
42 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-29
Primary Completion
2025-04-22
Completion
2025-04-22

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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