NCT00761059

Analgesic Efficacy of Oral Glucose in Preterm Neonates During Suctioning

Prospective, Placebo-Controlled Blinded Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy of Orally Administered Glucose 20% for Relieving Pain During Nasopharyngeal Suctioning in Preterm Infants > 1500g Under CPAP-Therapy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Cologne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Nasopharyngeal suctioning is a painful procedure that often becomes necessary in the care of preterm infants under CPAP therapy several times a day. Since the use of analgetic and sedative drugs is accompanied with multiple side effects these are usually being avoided. Glucose 20% has been shown to have an analgesic effect when administered to preterm infants previous to some painful procedures (i.e blood sampling). In this clinical trial the efficacy of orally administered Glucose 20% for relieving the procedural pain of nasopharyngeal suctioning is tested. The investigators' study has a cross-over design and is to include 40 patients.

Conditions

• Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Glucose 20%	The oral application of 0,3 ml/kg Glucose 20% 3 minutes before nasopharyngeal suctioning
DRUG	Aqua	The oral application of 0,3 ml/kg Aqua 3 minutes before nasopharyngeal suctioning

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-10-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2008-09-26
• Last updated: 2009-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany