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Analgesic Effect of Breast Feeding vs Sucrose in Neonatal Screening

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Agnelli Hospital, Italy
Information provided by:
University of Turin, Italy
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00482560
First received: June 4, 2007
Last updated: June 28, 2007
Last verified: June 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare the antinociceptive effect of 1 ml of 30% sucrose solution vs breastfeeding on neonatal screening heel lance


Condition Intervention Phase
Pain
 Drug: Sucrose solution 30%1 ml
Behavioral: Breastfeeding
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Analgesic Effect of Breast Feeding vs Sucrose in Neonatal Screening

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Sucrose
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Turin, Italy:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) scale rate (0-21) [ Time Frame: 15 seconds before and Within 30 seconds after heel lance ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Heart Rate Increase [ Time Frame: within 30 seconds after heel lance ]
  • Oxygen Saturation decrease [ Time Frame: within 30 seconds after heel lance ]
  • Duration of first cry [ Time Frame: within 2 minutes after heel lance ]
  • Percentage of crying time [ Time Frame: within 2 minutes after heel lance ]
  • Percentage of crying time [ Time Frame: During blood sampling ]

Enrollment: 100
Study Start Date: January 2007
Study Completion Date: April 2007
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 5 Days
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Term neonates, gestational age 37-42 weeks
  • Apgar >= 7
  • Not fed in the last 30 minutes
  • Informant consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Congenital malformation
  • Born in Caesarian Section in General Anaesthesia
  • Maternal use of opioids
  • Administration of Naloxone, Phenobarbital in the previous 48 hours
  • Impossibility of breastfeeding
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00482560

Locations
Italy
Agnelli Hospital ASL 10
Pinerolo, Torino, Italy, 10064
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Turin, Italy
Agnelli Hospital, Italy
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Luigi Codipietro, MD University of Turin Department of Paediatric Science Doctorate in Experimental Pediatry
Study Chair: Alberto Ponzone, MD University of Turin Department of Paediatric Science Doctorate in Experimental Pediatry
  More Information

Publications:

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00482560     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PRN19341
Study First Received: June 4, 2007
Last Updated: June 28, 2007
Health Authority: Italy: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by University of Turin, Italy:
Sucrose
Breastfeeding
Heel lance

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
 Pharmacologic Actions
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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