NCT00175409

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of mothers' breastfeeding with the effects of pacifier sucking on preterm infant biobehavioural responses during and immediately after a painful procedure Hypothesis:

  1. 1.When breast fed by their mothers during blood collection, preterm infants will show less pain reaction than when sucking on a pacifier.
  2. 2.Following breast feeding during the blood collection, mothers will find no differences in their infants' breast feeding ability.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_1 pain

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2008

Longer than P75 for phase_1 pain

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 11, 2005

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 15, 2005

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2008

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

April 12, 2011

Status Verified

April 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

2.4 years

First QC Date

September 11, 2005

Last Update Submit

April 11, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Pain Response

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Videotaped and recorded at Baseline, Lance and Recovery:

  • Behavioral Indicators of Infant Pain (BIIP) - total score

  • Heart Rate

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Videotaped and Recorded at Baseline, Lance and Recovery:

  • Hand Movements

  • Sleep/Wake States

  • Samples taken at baseline, lance and recovery

  • Salivary Cortisol sample

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Infants will be randomized to two interventions which will take place during two separate blood collections that are required for clinical management. For the standard care condition, infants will remain in their isolettes and will be positioned in prone and given a pacifier to suck on throughout the blood collection.

Procedure: Blood collection

2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Infants will be randomized to two interventions which will take place during two separate blood collections that are required for clinical management. For the feeding condition, infants will be held and then breast fed by their mother during the blood collection.

Procedure: Blood collection

Interventions

For the standard care condition, infants will remain in their isolettes and will be positioned in prone and given a pacifier to suck on throughout the blood collection.

1

Eligibility Criteria

Age3 Days - 37 Weeks
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • born between 30-36 weeks gestational age
  • breastfeeding
  • mother has fluent English

You may not qualify if:

  • CNS injury
  • congenital anomaly
  • active infection
  • has had surgeries or analgesics/sedatives in last 72 hours
  • history of maternal drug exposure

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Lions Gate Hospital - Special Care Nursery

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Location

Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit & Intermediate Care Nursery

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Blood Specimen Collection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Specimen HandlingClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisPuncturesSurgical Procedures, OperativeInvestigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Liisa Holsti, PhD, OT

    University of British Columbia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 11, 2005

First Posted

September 15, 2005

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion

June 1, 2010

Study Completion

June 1, 2010

Last Updated

April 12, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-04

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