A Mother's touch vs. swaddling: which calms a Newborn's pain best?
NCT ID NCT05518916
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether two simple, non-drug methods — a gentle touch therapy called Yakson and swaddling — can reduce pain and stabilize vital signs in healthy, full-term newborns during a routine heel stick blood draw. Mothers will apply the Yakson method themselves. The study compares these comfort techniques against standard care in 48 newborns to see which approach may ease pain most effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Yakson method (a gentle touch therapy) and swaddling
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these simple, drug-free comfort techniques could offer a safe way to reduce pain in newborns during routine medical procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 48 newborns. The results may not apply to all babies or settings, and the effect may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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0 to 28 days
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion Criteria for Newborn: * Born at term (38-42 weeks) * Healthy newborn * Absence of congenital anomaly * No analgesic or sedative medication has been administered in the last 6 hours * Parent's consent for inclusion in the study in accordance with the consent form Inclusion Criteria for Mother: * Mother's willingness to participate in the study * The mother can be mobilized and not have a physical disability (so that she can appyl Yakson therapy for her baby) * Being communicative Exclusion Criteria: * Babies whose blood cannot be drawn on the first try
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adana City Training and Research Hospital
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)