NCT02344368

The Effect of Sucrose on Pain Relief During Venous Blood Sampling in Preterm Infants

The Effect of Sucrose on Pain Relief During Venous Blood Sampling in Preterm Infants: a Comparison of Two Different Doses

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Despite the fact that oral sucrose is the most frequently studied non-pharmacological intervention for procedural pain relief in infants, there is a paucity of data on the minimal effective dose. The aim of this study is to find the minimal effective dose of sucrose to reduce pain during a single venous blood sampling procedure.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	0.2 ml sucrose 25%	Administered on the tongue by a syringe, a half dose two minutes before blood sampling and the other half dose immediately before sampling
OTHER	0.5 ml sucrose 25%	Administered on the tongue by a syringe, a half dose two minutes before blood sampling and the other half dose immediately before sampling

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-06-01
• Completion: 2016-06-01
• First posted: 2015-01-26
• Last updated: 2020-06-04

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: Norway, South Africa