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A Study to See if a Combination of Sugar Water and Breast Milk Helps Reduce Pain During Eye Exams in Premature Babies

Efficacy Of Synergistic Solution Of 25% Dextrose And Expressed Breast Milk In Pain Management During Retinopathy Of Prematurity Screening In Preterm Neonates Admitted In A Tertiary Care Unit -A Randomized Control Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087499
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-05-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H33- Retinal detachments and breaks

Interventions

Intervention1: SYNERGISTIC SOLUTION: 4ML OF SYNERGISTIC SOLUTION CONTAINS 2ML OF 25% DEXTROSE AND 2 ML OF EXPRESSED BREAST MILK TO BE GIVEN TO INTERVENTION GROUP 2MIN PRIOR TO RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURI

Sponsors

ALONKRITA BOSE
Lead Sponsor
DR SANTOSH KUMAR PANDA
Collaborator
MRS PURNIMA SAHOO
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm neonates admitted in NICU Gestational Age group less than 34 weeks Preterm who have planned for ROP screening

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neonates who are in orogastric/nasogastric feed. Parents who are not willing. Neonates who had congenital malformation. Neonates who are on mechanical ventilation. Neonates who are on concurrent analgesic medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
effectiveness of synergistic solution (expressed breast milk with 25% dextrose) in reducing pain in preterm infantsTimepoint: 1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
demographic variablesTimepoint: 1 year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMRS PURNIMA SAHOO

KALINGA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

santosh.panda@kims.ac.in9778182963

Outcome results

None listed

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