Status:

COMPLETED

Assessment of Pain in Newborns and Older Infants (Infant Pain Assessment Study =

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Autonomous Healthcare, Inc.

Conditions:

Pain, Acute

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-6 years

Brief Summary

Pain assessments in non-verbal, critically ill infants represent an important clinical challenge. Older children or adults can easily express their pain, but infants lack that capability. They frequen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 1\. All infants less than 6 months of corrected chronological age. 2. Infants admitted to the participating ICUs at LPCH (NICU, PICU, CVICU). 3. Require an acute painful procedure for routine clinical care.

Exclusion

  • Newborns with birth trauma, intrapartum asphyxia (5-minute Apgar Score \<4 or cord pH \< 7.01), fetal growth restriction (birth weight \< 5th percentile for gestation), congenital anomalies or metabolic disorders, or any kind of brain injury.
  • Newborns born to mothers with a history of heavy smoking or drug abuse (alcohol, cocaine, ketamine, heroin/other opiates) or psychiatric drugs used during this pregnancy.
  • Newborns and infants requiring positive pressure ventilation using a face mask (BiPAP) or endotracheal tube (conventional or high-frequency ventilators).
  • Newborns and infants receiving continuous infusions of opioid drugs (morphine, fentanyl, others) and nerve blocks or neuraxial analgesia affecting the site of the invasive procedure during the 24 hours prior to study entry. (Note: Infants receiving intermittent opioids or non-opioid analgesics (acetaminophen, ibuprofen, ketorolac, others) WILL NOT be excluded).
  • Newborns and infants with facial anomalies, injuries or other pathologies affecting the facial area.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 30 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

43 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03330496

Start Date

October 30 2017

End Date

March 30 2022

Last Update

June 8 2022

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304