NCT03486015

Oral Sweet Solution to Prevent Pain During Neonatal Hip Examination

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Region Örebro County · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 37 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the pain relieving effect of oral glucose during hip examinations on healthy, fullterm infants.

Detailed description

All healthy, fullterm infants undergoes a medical examination after birth where 21 different components are assessed. One of the components is the hip examination which appears to be painful. Since painful experiences early in life can cause longterm negative effects it is important to treat pain during painful procedures. One hundred healthy, fullterm infants were randomized to either glucose or sterile water orally before the routine medical examination before discharge from the maternity ward.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Sterile water	2 ml of sterile water
DRUG	30% glucose	2 ml of 30% glucose

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-04-10
• Completion: 2017-04-10
• First posted: 2018-04-03
• Last updated: 2018-04-03