Trial reportIndian journal of pediatrics2013
Kangaroo Mother Care in reducing pain in preterm neonates on heel prick.
Trial report in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04596137 (Kangaroo Care Reduces Infant Pain Caused By Vaccination), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Kangaroo Care Reduces Infant Pain Caused By Vaccination
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Non-Pharmacological Methods in the Reduction of Neonatal Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Development of locally relevant clinical guidelines for procedure-related neonatal analgesic practice in Kenya: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2020Pooled it
- Skin-to-skin care for procedural pain in neonates.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Kangaroo Mother Care and Neonatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis.Pediatrics · 2016Pooled it
- Impact of skin-to-skin contact on acute procedural pain in newborns: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Jornal de pediatriaPooled it
- Blinded randomized crossover trial: Skin-to-skin care vs. sucrose for preterm neonatal pain.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2020Trial
- Sucrose vs. skin to skin care for preterm neonatal pain control-a randomized control trial.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2018Trial
- Effect of zero-separation in mother-newborn care unit on preterm infant's stress and growth.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Article
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- Kangaroo mother care among hospitalised neonates: evaluation of the validity of duration measurement methods compared to observation linked to the OMWaNA trial in Uganda.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
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- Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Cerebral Hemodynamics in Preterm Neonates Assessed by Transcranial Doppler Sonography in Middle Cerebral Artery.Indian pediatrics · 2023Article
- Kangaroo mother care (KMC) for procedural pain in infants: A meta-analysis from the current evidence of randomized control trials and cross-over trials.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Review
- Skin-to-Skin Care by Mother vs. Father for Preterm Neonatal Pain: A Randomized Control Trial (ENVIRON Trial).International journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- State of the Art in Parent-Delivered Pain-Relieving Interventions in Neonatal Care: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Pain profile of premature infants during routine procedures in neonatal intensive care: An observational study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Missed Opportunities for Sedation and Pain Management at a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, India.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2016Article
- Understanding kangaroo care and its benefits to preterm infants.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2015Review
- Electromyographic activity of preterm newborns in the kangaroo position: a cohort study.BMJ open · 2014Article
- Comparative Effect of Massage Therapy versus Kangaroo Mother Care on Body Weight and Length of Hospital Stay in Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants.International journal of pediatrics · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) of small duration of 15 min in decreasing pain in preterm neonates between 32-36 wk 6 d on heel prick by a 26 gauge needle.
methodsRandomized controlled double masked crossover trial involving 50 neonates, between 32 wk and 36 wk 6 d gestation and weighing less than 2500 g, within 10 d of birth, vitally stable, breathing without assistance or on Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), without any clinically evident neurological signs, not having received analgesics/sedatives within last 24 h and not fed within last 30 min and requiring heel pricking were eligible. Outcome measured was the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP). Analysis was done using independent sample t test, with Bonferroni correction applied for comparing individual components of PIPP score.
resultsThe heart rate, behaviour and facial scores were statistically significant and lower in KMC group. But there was no statistically significant difference in oxygen saturation (SpO(2)). The difference(4.85) in PIPP score was clinically and statistically significant (p < 0.0001).
conclusionsThe findings suggest that short duration KMC (15 min) has stress reducing benefits. Preterm neonates above 32 wk gestational age can benefit from KMC to decrease pain from heel prick procedure.
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