Cochrane · systematic review · CD006275

Non‐pharmacological management of infant and young child procedural pain

Pillai Riddell, RR, Bucsea, O, Shiff, I, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
15
current version
GRADE rated
15
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 11 · 73.3%Low 3 · 20%Moderate 1 · 6.7%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Non‐nutritive sucking compared to no‐treatment control in preterm born neonates

Population: preterm born neonates
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain reactivity (first 30 seconds post‐procedure)
Non‐nutritive sucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted7 studies · 597 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Immediate pain regulation (between 30 seconds and 5 minutes post‐procedure)
Non‐nutritive sucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted6 studies · 379 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Adverse events
Non‐nutritive sucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted7 studies · 318 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Non‐nutritive sucking compared to no‐treatment control in full‐term born neonates

Population: full‐term born neonates
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain reactivity (first 30 seconds post‐procedure)
Non‐nutritive sucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted8 studies · 545 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Immediate pain regulation (between 30 seconds and 5 minutes post‐procedure)
Non‐nutritive sucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted9 studies · 536 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Adverse events
Non‐nutritive sucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted9 studies · 507 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Swaddling compared to no‐treatment control for preterm born neonates

Population: preterm born neonates
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain reactivity (first 30 seconds post‐procedure)
Swaddling vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted5 studies · 468 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Immediate pain regulation (between 30 seconds and 5 minutes post‐procedure)
Swaddling vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted4 studies · 204 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Adverse events
Swaddling vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted5 studies · 304 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Facilitated tucking compared to no‐treatment control for preterm born neonates

Population: preterm born neonates
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain reactivity (first 30 seconds post‐procedure)
Facilitated tucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted12 studies · 733 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Immediate pain regulation (between 30 seconds and 5 minutes post‐procedure)
Facilitated tucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted10 studies · 557 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Adverse events
Facilitated tucking vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted10 studies · 299 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Structured parent involvement compared to no‐treatment control for full‐term born older infants

Population: full‐term born older infants
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain reactivity (first 30 seconds post‐procedure)
Structured parent involvement vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted6 studies · 653 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Immediate pain regulation (between 30 seconds and 5 minutes post‐procedure)
Structured parent involvement vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted4 studies · 728 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Adverse events
Structured parent involvement vs no‐treatment control
no estimate extracted6 studies · 854 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency