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Analgesic Efficacy of Oral Glucose in Preterm Neonates During Suctioning

NCT00761059 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2009-02-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Nasopharyngeal suctioning is a painful procedure that often becomes necessary in the care of preterm infants under CPAP therapy several times a day. Since the use of analgetic and sedative drugs is accompanied with multiple side effects these are usually being avoided. Glucose 20% has been shown to have an analgesic effect when administered to preterm infants previous to some painful procedures (i.e blood sampling).

In this clinical trial the efficacy of orally administered Glucose 20% for relieving the procedural pain of nasopharyngeal suctioning is tested. The investigators' study has a cross-over design and is to include 40 patients.

Conditions

  • Analgesia

Interventions

DRUG

Glucose 20%

The oral application of 0,3 ml/kg Glucose 20% 3 minutes before nasopharyngeal suctioning

DRUG

Aqua

The oral application of 0,3 ml/kg Aqua 3 minutes before nasopharyngeal suctioning

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Cologne

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christoph Huenseler, Dr med · Neonatology, Children's Hospital, University of Cologne

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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