Sucrose as Procedural Analgesia for Infants Receiving Venipuncture in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15819627

Enrollment

132

Registered

2005-09-14

Start date

2004-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Pain Signs and Symptoms Pain

Interventions

Patients are randomly assigned to one of four groups as follows: a. Sucrose orally (PO) b. Sucrose PO & pacifier c. Placebo PO d. Placebo PO & pacifier

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any infant 0-6 months requiring venipuncture as part of their emergency department management

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Infants deemed too critically ill or otherwise ineligible at the discretion of the attending physician

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Score on the Faces Legs Arms Crying and Consolability (FLACC) Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Crying Time, Heart Rate	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 7, 2026