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Background and Aim: Pain management is very important in neonates. The use of non- pharmacological methods can be effective in reducing pain in neonates. The current study aimed at assessing the effect of non-nutritive sucking on the physiological and behavioral pain responses to B Hepatitis vaccine in term infants. Materials and Methods: In this clinical- trial study in Ninth Day Hospital of Torbate Heidarryyeh in 2016,60 qualified neonates randomly were assigned to two groups of experimental and control. In the experimental group, the neonates performed non-nutritive sucking through vaccination. In the control group, no particular interference was done. Data collection means included a demography questionnaire, a physiological responses record questionnaire, and the modified behavioral pain scale. Having collected the required data, analysis was performed through SPSS software( version 20). Results: It was found that the mean of neonates' behavioral responses scores was significantly different after the interference in the two groups (P<0.05). Before the interference, there was no significant difference in mean pulse rate between the groups(P>0.05) But, t-test results showed that after the interference, there was a significant difference in the two groups(P<0.05).Regarding the blood oxygen saturation, before the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05). But t-test results showed that after intervention it was significantly different in the two groups(P<0.05). Conclusion: Non-nutritive sucking can be effective in the management of pain in neonates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims: Dialysis patients have experienced some degree of pain, especially foot pain. Some complementary interventions such as muscle relaxation are effective in relieving pain. This study was performed with the aim of assessing the effect of muscle relaxation on hemodialysis patients' pain. Materials & Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 90 hemodialysis patients of Khatamolanbia and Imam Ali hemodialysis centers of Zahedan during 2013 and 2014. The patients were chosen by purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria and randomly divided into control and experimental groups. Pain intensity was measured by McGill questionnaire before intervention. Then, Benson muscle relaxation was taught to patients' of case group and was performed by them for 15-20 minutes twice a day for a month. The control group received no training. The pain intensity of two groups was compared after one month. The data were analyzed using Chi-square, independent T and Mann-Whitney tests by SPSS 21 software. Findings: Most of the patients were men, married, housekeeper with under diploma education and the mean age of them was 43.0±15.0 years. There was a significant decrease in pain intensity in the intervention group compared to the control (p=0.03). Conclusion: The muscle relaxation technique can be employed to reduce pain in hemodialysis patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]