Stevens 2014.
Trial name or title | Sucrose practices for pain in neonates |
Methods | RCT |
Participants | Newborns up to 2 weeks of age. Infants 24 to 42 weeks PMA at birth, admitted to the NICU, and scheduled to receive a heel lance |
Interventions | 0.1 mL 24% sucrose concurrent opioids 0.5 mL 24% sucrose concurrent opioids 1.0 mL 24% sucrose concurrent opioids 0.1 mL 24% sucrose no opioids 0.5 mL 24% sucrose no opioids 1.0 mL 24% sucrose no opioids |
Outcomes | The primary outcome is pain intensity measured using the PIPP‐R to assess change from baseline to 30 s post painful procedure |
Starting date | July 2013 |
Contact information | Bonnie Stevens, RN, PhD Email: bonnie.stevens@sickkids.ca |
Notes | ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02134873 |
Abbreviations
ATP = adenosine triphosphate CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure PMA = post menstrual age HR = heart rate min = minute(s) NAPI = Neurobehavioural Assessment of Preterm Infants NESAP = Non−invasive Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points NFCS = Neonatal Facial Coding System NICU = neonatal intensive care unit PIPP = Premature Infant Pain Profile PIPP‐R = Premature Infant Pain Profile‐Revised PMA = postmenstrual age PNA = postnatal age RCT = randomised controlled trial TENS = transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation