NCT00847028

Oral Glucose Solution as Pain Relief in Newborns: Results of a Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 304 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universiteit Antwerpen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study investigates which concentration of glucose is most effective in reducing pain for venipuncture in the newborn.

Detailed description

This double-blind clinical trial is conducted on a maternity and newborn (N\*) ward. Each time, during at least one month, one of the four selected solutions (glucose 10%, 20%, 30% and placebo) will be administered orally, 2 minutes prior to the venipuncture. The pain from the skin puncture will be scored using a validated pain scale (the "Leuven" pain scale).

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	glucose 10%	2 minutes prior to the venipuncture, a 10% glucose concentration was administered orally
OTHER	20% glucose	2 minutes prior to the venipuncture, a 20% glucose concentration was administered orally
OTHER	glucose 30%	2 minutes prior to the venipuncture, a 30% glucose concentration was administered orally
OTHER	sterile water	2 minutes prior to the venipuncture, sterile water was administered orally

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-11-01
• Primary completion: 2009-04-01
• Completion: 2009-04-01
• First posted: 2009-02-19
• Last updated: 2009-02-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium