NCT00161694

Use of Sucrose to Relieve Pain During Eye Exams in Infants

Effectiveness of an Oral Sucrose Solution in Reducing Pain and Anxiety Associated With Neonatal Ophthalmologic Examination

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if an oral sucrose solution can comfort premature infants during their necessary eye exams. The investigators believe that the use of this solution prior to the eye exams will lead to a decrease in pain as measured by a rise in heart rate and a fall in oxygen saturation. In addition this will lead to a decrease in events in the 12 hours following examination. Events include episodes when the infants temporarily stop breathing, have a drop in their heart rates, or have a drop in their oxygen levels.

Conditions

• Apnea of Prematurity
• Retinopathy of Prematurity
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	sucrose solution

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-07-01
• First posted: 2005-09-12
• Last updated: 2008-06-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States