NCT04643730

The Effects on Pain of Acupressure and Foot Reflexology Before Heel Lancing in Newborns

Randomised Controlled Study: The Effects on Pain of Foot Reflexology and Acupressure During Heel Lancing In Newborns

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 105 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 24 Hours
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to determine the effects of foot reflexology and acupressure on the KI3 and St36 points on pain during interventions when these procedures were administered before heel lancing in term newborns.

Conditions

• Interventions Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupressure methods	Acupressure on the KI3 and St36 points applied to the babies in the acupressure group for a total of 7 minutes before the heel prick
OTHER	Foot Reflexology Methods	Foot reflexology was applied to the babies in the foot reflexology group for a total of 7 minutes before the heel prick
OTHER	Control Grup	No pre-application was made to the babies in the control group as a routine procedure.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-30
• Primary completion: 2018-03-30
• Completion: 2018-03-30
• First posted: 2020-11-25
• Last updated: 2020-11-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)