Status:

RECRUITING

Intranasal Versus Intravenous Fentanyl For Procedural Analgesia in Preterm Neonates

Lead Sponsor:

Ain Shams University

Conditions:

Procedural Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 28 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Pain in neonatal life has profound long-term developmental impacts, so pain control is crucial. The intranasal (IN) route is a minimally invasive method for rapidly delivering fentanyl to provide shor...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of intranasal fentanyl versus the intravenous route for procedural pain management in preterm neonates as assessed by pain scoring system before and aft...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Preterm neonates with gestational age between 28 and 36 weeks gestation.
  • Undergoing painful procedures such as central venous access insertion, elective endotracheal intubation, and lumbar puncture.

Exclusion

  • known contraindications for fentanyl use, such as fentanyl hypersensitivity and liver failure.
  • Known contraindication for intranasal administration of drugs (choanal atresia, nasal mucosal erosion, and epistaxis)
  • Post-surgical patients.
  • Patients sedated by fentanyl infusion / midazolam infusion.
  • Evidence of neurological disease with disturbed conscious level, such as intraventricular hemorrhage grade III or IV, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, or inborn error of metabolism.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 24 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07190625

Start Date

December 24 2023

End Date

June 1 2026

Last Update

October 1 2025

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Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt