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Intranasal fentanyl for analgesia during non-emergent intubation in neonates

Intranasal versus intravenous fentanyl for analgesia during non-emergent intubation in late preterm and term neonates: A randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/02/063361
Enrollment
110
Registered
2024-02-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J960- Acute respiratory failure

Interventions

Intervention1: Intranasal fentanyl and intravenous Placebo: Fentanyl through intranasal route will be administered rapidly in 5 seconds and Placebo (0.9% saline) through intravenous route slowly over

Sponsors

Dr Vivek S
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Late preterm and Term neonates admitted in a tertiary care NICU and who require non-emergent endotracheal intubation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. HIE stage 3; Severe encephalopathy of any cause 2. Neonates who were on mechanical ventilation requiring emergent endotracheal tube change. 3. Congenital malformations like cyanotic congenital heart, orofacial anomaly, upper airway malformations 4. Bleeding or skin ulceration from anterior nares

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the acute procedural pain after intubation using Premature Infant Pain Profile – Revised (PIPP-R) score between the intranasal fentanyl and the intravenous fentanyl group.Timepoint: 1 minute, 1 1/2 minutes, 2 minutes, 5 minutes and 10 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Acute adverse events within 12 hours of intubation attributed to fentanyl Timepoint: 12 hours;Number of attempts required for intubation Timepoint: At the end of intubation;Pain during intubation by FANS scaleTimepoint: During procedure;Physiological parameters including Heart rate, Blood pressure, and SpO2 before and after intubation Timepoint: Till 6 hours;Proportion of neonates undergoing traumatic intubation Timepoint: At the end of intubation;Time spent for successful intubation Timepoint: At the end of intubation

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKamalarathnam CN

INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

drkamal.rathnam@gmail.com9841102746

Outcome results

None listed

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