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Comparing Kangaroo Mother Care and Sucrose in Reducing Pain in Preterm Neonates on Heel Prick.

Randomized controlled double masked crossover trial comparing Kangaroo Mother Care and Sucrose in Reducing Pain in Preterm Neonates on Heel Prick

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/05/014006
Enrollment
100
Registered
2018-05-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients receiving Heel prick procedures in NICU

Interventions

Intervention1: Sucrose: Sucrose reduces pain in neonates. We want to see how sucrose compares to KMC Control Intervention1: Kangaroo Mother care (KMC): To one neonate KMC first group would be provided

Sponsors

Charutar Arogya Mandal
Lead Sponsor
Prof Somashekhar Nimbalkar
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 28-36 weeks gestation neonates

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Neonates on ventilator 2. Clinically evident abnormal neurological signs 3. Have received analgesics/sedatives within last 24 h.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Premature infant pain profile(pipp)score at end of procedure.Timepoint: Measured at various intervals during painful procedure. 0,30,60 at 30 second intervals till completion of procedure.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NoneTimepoint: None—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Somashekhar Nimbalkar

Shree Krishna Hospital

somu_somu@yahoo.com9825087842

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026