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"Holding-cuddling" Plus Oral Sucrose Versus Oral Sucrose for Reducing Venipuncture Pain in Newborns and Infants

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Blood Sampling
Interventions
Procedure: Holding-cuddling
Procedure: Sucrose
Registration Number
NCT02803723
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Brief Summary

"Holding-cuddling" plus oral sucrose versus oral sucrose for reducing venipuncture pain in newborns and infants.

Neonates and infants routinely undergo venipuncture in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.

Such procedure is painful and several units administer 24% oral sucrose with pacifier during venipuncture, as this non-pharmacological intervention is considered safe and effective for procedural pain relief in infants from birth to 3 months of age. However, several studies point out that further research is needed to assess its efficacy in combination with other behavioral interventions for analgesia during painful procedures. Current knowledge suggests that multisensorial stimulation associated with oral sucrose could allow even more effective analgesia. To date, the studied stimulation strategies are based on massage, voice, eye contact and fragrance during heel prick. The "holding-cuddling" - that is the fact of holding the child in a safe, reassuring and warm position during the examination or medical intervention is promoted by various hospitals in order to favor the comfort of all the caregivers during such a procedures. This intervention should be primarily parents-driven but, in case of unavailability, it can be performed by the nursing staff. The hypothesis of this study is that the combination of "holding-cuddling" plus oral sucrose in more effective than oral sucrose in diminishing behavioral pain response during a venipuncture in newborns or infants less than three-month-old.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria
  • Hospitalization at CHU de la Réunion - site sud in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or Neonatology Unit. (Neonate reanimation, pediatric reanimation or Neonatology services)
  • Informed consent from holder(s) of the parental authority
Exclusion Criteria
  • Intubated ou sedated patients
  • Treated with a combined analgesic during venipuncture
  • Having indications against sucrose
  • For which behavorial items from DAN scale are difficult to evaluate regarding their pathology (ex: severe neuromotor handicap)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Holding-cuddling + SucroseHolding-cuddlingThe Holding-cuddling is started 5 minutes before and the sucrose administration is started 2 minutes before blood sampling.
Holding-cuddling + SucroseSucroseThe Holding-cuddling is started 5 minutes before and the sucrose administration is started 2 minutes before blood sampling.
Sucrose aloneSucroseThe sucrose administration is started 2 minutes before blood sampling.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evolution of PainAt 0 and 30 seconds after the veinopuncture

Measure of pain by DAN scale at the time of the veinopuncture

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain at 1 min1 min after veinopincture

Measure of pain by DAN scale 1 minute after veinopuncture

Cardiac FrequencyAt 0 and 30 seconds after veinopuncture

Measure of the cardiac frequency at the time of the veinopuncture and 30 seconds after

Oxygen saturationAt 0 and 30 seconds after veinopuncture

Measure of the oxygen saturation at the time of the veinopuncture and 30 seconds after

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