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Effect of parental touch on relieving acute procedural pain in neonates and parental anxiety (Petal): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial in the UK

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Background Touch interventions such as massage and skin-to-skin contact relieve neonatal pain. The Parental touch trial (Petal) aimed to assess whether parental stroking of their baby before a clinically required heel lance, at a speed of approximately 3 cm/s to optimally activate C-tactile nerve fibres, provides effective pain relief.

Methods Petal is a multicentre, randomised, parallel-group interventional superiority trial conducted in the Joh...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00340-1

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Oxford college:
Lincoln College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-6853-8363
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8628-8719
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Paediatrics
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-6206-0576


Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Lancet Child & Adolescent Health More from this journal
Volume:
8
Issue:
4
Pages:
259-269
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2024-02-16
Acceptance date:
2023-12-11
DOI:
EISSN:
2352-4642
Pmid:
38373429


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1631865
Local pid:
pubs:1631865
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2024-03-14
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