Status:

UNKNOWN

Sucking and Sucrose as Pain Relief for Infants

Lead Sponsor:

Rabin Medical Center

Conditions:

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-12 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Sucking and sucrose have been shown to reduce pain during venous puncture in neonates. Our study is designed to see if sucking and sucrose relieve pain during venous puncture in infants age 3-12 month...

Detailed Description

100 infants age 3-12 months old without neurologic, developmental or cardio-respiratory impairment, needing venous puncture for IV access, or blood aspiration, will be randomly assigned to one of 2 gr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 3-12 months
  • hospitalized in pediatric ward B
  • need venous puncture

Exclusion

  • neurological deficit
  • developmental delay
  • Cyanotic heart disease
  • symptomatic respiratory disease
  • known problematic venous access

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00805623

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

October 1 2009

Last Update

December 9 2008

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Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

Petah Tikva, Israel, 49202