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Effect of pain relief methods blood sampling pain in newborns

The effect of oral dextrose and facilitated tucking in reducing pain associated with arterial blood sampling in preterm infants

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201408029568N9
Enrollment
60
Registered
2014-09-08
Start date
2014-08-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-11-05

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

Conditions

Acute Pain.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention 1/ Oral Dextrose solution, 0.5 ml of 50 % dextrose by a syringe 2 minutes before the procedure. Intervention 2: Intervention 2/ The facilitated tucking placing infants on

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
28 Months to 36 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Absence of asphyxia at birth based on infant records Birth age of 2–28 days Anticipated to have at least six heel sticks during the NICU hospitalization No administration of sedatives relaxants, antiepileptic, or analgesic in 24 hours before every study session Born to mothers with no history of addiction to substances Not having any acute condition which required more critical care surgery Not using of sedative, relaxants, antiepileptic, or analgesic drugs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: before of intervention, during and after of intervention. Method of measurement: Premature Infant Pain Profile.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility. Timepoint: After Intervention. Method of measurement: Questioning about simplicity and the applicability.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAthareh Ranjbar

Tehran University of Medical Sciences/Asr hospital

athare_ranjbar@yahoo.com+98 21 6694 0020

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026