Does a 24% sucrose solution (used for procedural pain relief) have similar analgesic properties when given to infants of substance abusing mothers, compared to matched healthy infants

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Procedural pain; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000074695
• Lead Sponsor: James Rodney Marceau

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

Written infarmed consent for the NSW Newborn screening test as well as the research study. All infants must be greater than 37 weeks completed gestation.

Exclusion Criteria

Symptoms of respiratory distress, problems with glucose metabolism, feed intolerance or necrotising entero-colitis, congenital anomalies, grade three or grade four intraventricular haemorrhages.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Modified pain assessment tool, that rates a pain response on assessment of the infants facial expression, body movement and oxygen saturation and heart rate.[Measurements at 2 minutes before the heelstick (baseline), during the heel stick and 2 minutes after the heelstick.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There is no further monitoring required after the completion of the study.[]