A clinical trial to study the effect of oral sucrose as analgesia in infants receiving venipuncture
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: -
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/04/032869
- Lead Sponsor
- ivedha S
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All newly admitted infants from 1-12 months of age admitted in KMCH, who require a venipuncture on the dorsal aspect of the hands
All infants for whom the accompanying person is mother
Exclusion Criteria
Any infant deemed critically ill at the discretion of the attending physician
H/o Fructose intolerance
Any infant with more than 1 attempt of venipuncture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the change in FLACC pain scale score in those receiving oral sucrose (24%) as analgesia against those not receiving any intervention.Timepoint: At baseline, <br/ ><br>Between 30 and 60 seconds of venipuncture
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the crying time and heart rate changes in those receiving oral sucrose (24%) as analgesia against those not receiving any intervention <br/ ><br>To study the safety profile of oral sucrose. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Heart rate at baseline,first 5 minutes after venipuncture, <br/ ><br>Crying time after venipuncture