Oral sucrose for pain relief in children undergoing bladder catheterization.

In children undergoing bladder catheterization, does oral sucrose compared to placebo, reduce pain and distress caused by the procedure?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12614000194662

Enrollment

Registered

2014-02-24

Start date

2006-06-09

Completion date

2010-06-18

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study is to determine if oral sucrose is useful at reducing the pain and distress caused by bladder catheterisation in children. This is a common and important procedure, often required to diagnose urine infections in children, and currently there is no effective, practical methods proven to reduce the pain caused by this procedure.

Interventions

Intervention - 4 mLs of 75% sucrose administered orally once only prior to bladder catheterisation. Participants are reviewed immediately following the procedure.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Months to 4 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Infants or children requiring bladder catheterisation for diagnosis of suspected urinary tract infection. Have not achieved bladder control.

Exclusion criteria

Unable to tolerate oral fluids. Unsuccessful first attempt at bladder catheterisation. Toilet trained. Oral sucrose is contraindicated (eg diabetic ketoacidosis). Altered neurological state (eg moribund, neurological conditions).

Outcome results