UnknownPhase 4

Sucking and Sucrose as Pain Relief for Infants

Israel100 participantsStarted 2009-03

Plain-language 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 months.

Who can participate

Age range3 Months – 12 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age 3-12 months * hospitalized in pediatric ward B * need venous puncture Exclusion Criteria: * neurological deficit * developmental delay * Cyanotic heart disease * symptomatic respiratory disease * known problematic venous access

What they're measuring

reduced pain scoring

Timeframe: 10 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00805623

SponsorRabin Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2009-08

Contact for this trial

Vered Hofer, MD

972-3-9253681 veredho@clalit.org.il

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