NCT01811979

Brief 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.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2012

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2012

Completed
12 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 13, 2013

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 15, 2013

Completed
17 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2013

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

May 9, 2013

Status Verified

May 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

March 13, 2013

Last Update Submit

May 7, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

eye examination, oral sucrose, premature infant pain scale

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Premature Infant Pain Profile

    Premature Infant Pain Profile were determined after each eye examination

    two hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Crying time

    two hours

Study Arms (2)

oral sucrose solution

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

local anesthetic eye drops (Alcaine 0.5% drop) and a pacifier, plus 0.5 cc/kg of 24% sucrose, to relieve pain associated with eye examinations for retinopathy of prematurity will be given

Dietary Supplement: Steril water

steril water

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

steril water 0,5 cc/kg plus topical anesthetics (Alcaine %0.5 damla) before eye examination will be given

Dietary Supplement: Oral sucrose solution

Interventions

Oral sucrose solutionDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral sucrose solution plus topical anesthetics

steril water
Steril waterDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

steril water plus topical anesthetics

oral sucrose solution

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Day - 3 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • VLBW infants \<32 weeks of gestational age

You may not qualify if:

  • infants \>32 weeks of gestational age
  • neuromuscular abnormality
  • major abnormality

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Dr Sami Ulus Children Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Stevens B, Yamada J, Lee GY, Ohlsson A. Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jan 31;(1):CD001069. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001069.pub4.

    PMID: 23440783BACKGROUND
  • Dilli D, Ilarslan NE, Kabatas EU, Zenciroglu A, Simsek Y, Okumus N. Oral sucrose and non-nutritive sucking goes some way to reducing pain during retinopathy of prematurity eye examinations. Acta Paediatr. 2014 Feb;103(2):e76-9. doi: 10.1111/apa.12454. Epub 2013 Nov 11.

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Study Officials

  • Eda Ç İlarslan, MD

    MD

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assoc Prof

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 13, 2013

First Posted

March 15, 2013

Study Start

April 1, 2012

Primary Completion

April 1, 2013

Study Completion

May 1, 2013

Last Updated

May 9, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-05

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