Pain, Retinopathy of Prematurity
Conditions
Keywords
Screening, Retinopathy, Prematurity, Pain
Brief summary
Retinopathy of prematurity screening is painful. Wide field digital retinal imaging (WFDRI) and binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (BIO) are being used for screening examinations. The aim of Edinburgh, UK based study is to compare the pain experienced by infants using both examination techniques.
Detailed description
Infants undergoing routine eye screening at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are to be recruited. Infants will be excluded if they require mechanical ventilation or analgesic medication or if they have moderate/severe neurological impairment. The first screening examination for each baby was included. Infants' eyes will be examined by both WFDRI and BIO with eyelid speculum by 2 experienced pediatric ophthalmologists in random order. Observations will be video-recorded during examinations to generate a pain score (premature infant pain profile) for both WFDRI and BIO. The pain scores, heart rates, oxygen saturations and time taken for WFDRI and BIO will be compared using paired t tests.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
NHS Lothian
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 32 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Infants born at less than 32 weeks gestation and/or birth weight of less than 1500g.
Exclusion criteria
* Infants requiring mechanical ventilation * Infants requiring analgesic medication * Infants with moderate/sever neurological impairment
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed