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. 2016 Jul 15;2016(7):CD001069. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001069.pub5

NCT01438008.

Trial name or title Pilot study of sucrose to reduce pain in sick babies
Methods RCT
Participants Infants who are inpatients of the NICU:
  • who are receiving a continuous intravenous infusion of an opioid analgesic such as morphine or fentanyl at a maximum dose equivalent to 20 µg/kg/h of morphine following either abdominal (gastrointestinal or renal) or thoracic surgery and;

  • who require heel lance for medically required blood sampling, and;

  • who are eligible to receive sucrose as per the hospital's sucrose policy for infants.

Interventions 24% sucrose solution
Outcomes PIPP; total crying time: skin conductance activity
Starting date May 2012
Contact information Denise Harrison, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Notes ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01438008