The effects of acupressure and foot massage on pain during heel lancing in neonates: A randomized controlled trial

Özkan, Tuba Koç; Küçükkelepçe, Didem Şimşek; Özkan, Semiha Aydın

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.08.004

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“…The effects on pain were examined in seven studies that included a total of 717 children [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. Pain during blood sampling was examined in five studies [ 20 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 26 ], postoperative pain was examined in one study [ 21 ], and colic pain was examined in one study [ 23 ]. More than half of the studies showed a significant difference in pain between the intervention and control group, regardless of the measuring instrument, type of massage, and the child’s gestational and actual age [ 20 , 22 , 25 , 26 ].…”

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“…In the five studies that examined pain during sampling, pain during massage was reduced compared to controls [ 20 , 22 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]; in four of these studies, the difference was statistically significant [ 20 , 22 , 25 , 26 ]. In the study by Roshanray et al [ 24 ], two interventions (mother’s hug and infant massage) were compared against the control group.…”

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Effects of Infant Massage: A Systematic Review

Mrljak

Danielsson

Hedov

et al. 2022

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Infant massage is performed in various international contexts. There is a need for an updated literature review on this topic. The purpose of the current review was to investigate the effects of infant massage. A systematic literature review was conducted to investigate the effects of infant massage on the following outcomes: pain relief, jaundice, and weight gain. The inclusion criteria were infants from 0–12 months. The literature search was performed until January 2022, using the CINAHL, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases, and included studies published from 2017–2021, returning 16 RCT/CCT studies with a total of 1416 participating infants. A review template was used by two independent reviewers to assess the risk of bias in the included studies. The results were synthesized and presented in the form of tables and narratives. In five of seven studies (n = 422 resp. n = 717) investigating pain relief, infant massage was found to alleviate pain. In all six studies (n = 455) investigating effects on infant massage and jaundice, beneficial effects were found on bilirubin levels. In all four studies (n = 244) investigating weight gain, increased weight gain was found among participants who received infant massage. The present literature review provides an indication of the current state of knowledge about infant massage and identifies its positive effects; however, the results must be interpreted with caution. Infant massage may be effective at relieving pain, improving jaundice, and increasing weight gain. Although statistically significant differences were not found between all experimental and control groups, no adverse effects of infant massage were observed. By placing the aforementioned effects in the context of child health care, infant massage may prove beneficial on these outcomes. Given the dearth of research on infant massage in the context of child health care, further research is warranted.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

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Effects of Infant Massage: A Systematic Review

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Hedov

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“…However, little evidence from high-quality studies does not support any single treatment. Acupuncture, moxibustion, and hot compression with Chinese herbal medicine are essential parts of traditional Chinese medicine and have been widely applied to alleviate pain in clinical trials [ 19 , 20 ]. However, the specific mechanism of the combination of acupuncture, moxibustion, and hot compression with Chinese herbal medicine in CR remains unclear.…”

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Changes of Endothelin-1 and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Concentrations in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy after Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Hot Compression with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Yao

Zhou

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Objective. This study aimed at investigating the effects of wrist-ankle acupuncture-moxibustion and hot compression with Chinese herbal medicine on pain symptoms, endothelin-1 (ET-1), and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) concentrations of patients with cervical radiculopathy (CR). Methods. A total of 82 patients with CR were randomly divided into the study group and control group, with 41 cases in each group. The control group was treated with standard treatment. In addition to standard treatment, the study group was additionally treated with wrist-ankle acupuncture-moxibustion and hot compression with Chinese herbal medicine. The ET-1 and CGRP concentrations in the plasma were measured by the radioimmunoassay method. Results. The total response rate in the study group and the control group was 97.55% and 82.93%, respectively. The study group showed lower scores of the visual analogue scale (VAS), Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), numbness intensity assessment, and neck disability index (NDI) but higher scores of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey questionnaire than the control group after treatment. Besides, the study group exhibited reduced ET-1 and substance P (SP) concentrations concomitant with increased CGRP and β-endorphin (β-EP) concentrations compared with the control group. Conclusion. Wrist-ankle acupuncture-moxibustion and hot compression with Chinese herbal medicine could effectively alleviate the pain of CR patients, affect ET-1 and CGRP concentrations, promote the recovery of cervical function, and improve the quality of life.

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“…In addition, foot massage has been found to reduce pain responses to procedures other than heel stick in NICUs (40). Foot massage is considered to be as effective as acupressure in reducing pain in neonates undergoing heel stick (26).…”

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Culturally Based Practice in Neonatal Procedural Pain Management: A Mini Review

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Cultural factors have gradually become important considerations in health services, including in pain management for adult and pediatric patients. However, research on culturally based pain management in neonates remains limited. This mini review aims to provide an overview of procedural pain management in neonates based on cultural approaches from various countries. The review found that there are several analyses of pain management procedures for neonates developed from cultural practices, namely, acupuncture, foot massage and reflexology, Yakson touch therapy, and aromatherapy. The acupuncture method (invasive and non-invasive) is more widely studied using randomized controlled trials (RCTs) than the other methods because the techniques applied can be standardized and measured. There are indications of the positive impact of all the methods examined in this review, but the results of studies have not been consistent because of the diversity of outcome measurement methods used and because of the difficulty of creating standardized procedures to measure pain management methods that are based on cultural practices.

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The effects of acupressure and foot massage on pain during heel lancing in neonates: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

Effects of Infant Massage: A Systematic Review

Effects of Infant Massage: A Systematic Review

Changes of Endothelin-1 and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Concentrations in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy after Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Hot Compression with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Culturally Based Practice in Neonatal Procedural Pain Management: A Mini Review

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