NCT00761059

Brief 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.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2008

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 24, 2008

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 26, 2008

Completed
5 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2008

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2009

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

February 25, 2009

Status Verified

February 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

September 24, 2008

Last Update Submit

February 24, 2009

Conditions

Keywords

analgesiainfant, prematureglucosenasopharyngeal suctioning

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The PIPP-Score, a validated pain-score, is used to measure the patient's pain

    during nasopharyngeal suctioning

Study Arms (2)

Glucose 20%

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Glucose 20%

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Aqua

Interventions

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

Glucose 20%
AquaDRUG

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

placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Preterm newborns (\>1500g birth weight) up to a gestational age of 36+6 weeks
  • CPAP respiratory therapy
  • Parents' given written consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Diseases complicating neuromuscular evaluation.
  • Drug abuse by the mother
  • Administration of other analgetic or sedative drugs within the previous 48h.
  • Participation in another interventional clinical trial within 4 weeks before the beginning of this trial.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Neonatology, Children's Hospital, University of Cologne

Cologne, 50672, Germany

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

AgnosiaPremature Birth

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Perceptual DisordersNeurobehavioral ManifestationsNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsObstetric Labor, PrematureObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancy ComplicationsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Christoph Huenseler, Dr med

    Neonatology, Children's Hospital, University of Cologne

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2008

First Posted

September 26, 2008

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion

December 1, 2009

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

February 25, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-02

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