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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Validated pain scales [Neonatal Infants Pain Scale (NIPS) and Premature Infants Pain Profile (PIPP)] administered at the baseline T0, skin preparation T1, needle insertion T2, and recovery T3, revealed differences in mean NIPS scores (C 5. 3 + / - 1. 3 vs R 4. 2 + / - 1. 4 at T1 and C 5. 0 + / - 1. 3 vs R 3. 4 + / - 1. 3 at T2) and PIPP scores (C 9. 3 + / - 1. 6 vs R 7. 1 + / - 1. 5 at T1 and C 8. 6 + / - 1. 7 vs R 6. 1 + / - 1. 4 at T2) ; P < 0. 05.