Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00218946
Nasogastric Tube in Premature Babies - Pain and Treatment
Nasogastric Tube in Premature Babies - Pain and Treatment. A Randomised, Partly Blinded, Placebo-controlled Factorial Clinical Trial of Sucrose and Pacifier
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 3 Days – 8 Weeks
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Does sucrose or pacifier influence pain in premature babies when a nasogastric tube is inserted?
Detailed description
A total of 24 premature babies are randomised to receive either placebo (sterile water), 30 % sucrose, or pacifier in a complete factorial, cross-over design. Pain is rated on the PIPP scale by observers blinded to the procedure other than use of pacifier.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Sucrose | 30 % sucrose |
| DEVICE | Pacifier | |
| OTHER | sterile water |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2007-08-01
- Completion
- 2007-08-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-22
- Last updated
- 2015-04-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Norway
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00218946. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.