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Efficacy of Oral Sucrose and Topical Anesthetics to Reduce Pain During Eye Examination for Retinopathy of Prematurity

NCT01811979 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2013-05-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Oral sucrose reduces pain during heel sticks and venipunctures in preterm infants. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of local anesthetic eye drops and a pacifier, plus repeated doses of 24% sucrose, to relieve pain associated with eye examinations for retinopathy of prematurity.

Conditions

  • Investigate the Efficacy of Sucrose During Eye Examination

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral sucrose solution

Oral sucrose solution plus topical anesthetics

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Steril water

steril water plus topical anesthetics

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eda Ç İlarslan, MD · MD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
3 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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