Pilot testing a model of Neonatal Nurse Controlled Analgesia (NNCA) to manage post-operative pain in the surgical neonate.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Post-operative pain; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000643673
• Lead Sponsor: Renee Muirhead

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-06-14
• Study Completion: 2024-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 24 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Infants greater than 35 weeks gestation PMA,
Infants requiring a surgical operation,
Infants not requiring other pharmacological agents to manage haemostability,
Opioid naïve infants or infants commenced on opioids for the first time within the previous 48hrs,
Infants able to be cared for in a 1:1 allocation for the first 24hrs post-operatively.
Infants in which a parent is present and able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Infants with any Illness complicated by physical instability (e.g. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn) in which additional sedation/muscle relaxation is required to manage clinical condition.
Infants with complex surgical conditions (as determined by treating neonatologist)
Infants with impaired hepatic or kidney function/Unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified