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

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