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To compare if 25% dextrose solution is better to relive pain or if breast milk and 25% dextrose combined is better to make babies experience less pain during heel pricks after GRBS monitorings

Phase 1
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/07/026733
Lead Sponsor
DR J Sanjana
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Term babies requiring heel prick procedure. 10

2.(Term gestation being defined as a gestational age of more than 259 days (37weeks to 41 weeks 6 days of any weight)

a.LATE-PRETERM babies requiring heel prick procedures

3.( late preterm being defined as 34weeks of gestation to 36weeks +6 days of any weight is being included in this study )

a.POST TERM babies requiring heel prick procedure

4.( post term defined as gestation of 42 weeks and more )

Exclusion Criteria

Any condition where oral feeds are contraindicated in neonates

a.Any babies requiring supplementary oxygen

b.Babies on ventilators , seizures disorders , babies on anticonvulsants

c.Babies with birth injury i.e Forceps delivery leading to facial nerve palsies

d.Infants whose mothers on methadone

e.Doppler studies showing uteroplacental insufficiency

f.Birth asphyxiated babies

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study the analgesic effect of pain alleviation after administration of 2ML of 25 % dextrose ( SOLUTION A ) and 2 ML of 25% dextrose mixed with EBM ( SOLUTION B )orally using Neonatal infant pain scale ( NIPS) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: upto 24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the analgesic effect in neonates using solution A and solution B in neonates requiring heel prick procedures in postnatal wards and NICU using Neonatal infant pain scale (NIPS) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: upto 24 hours <br/ ><br>
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