NCT06793618

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 147 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Baghdad · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Minutes – 2 Hours
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-24
• Primary completion: 2024-12-27
• Completion: 2024-12-28
• First posted: 2025-01-27
• Last updated: 2025-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iraq