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Oral Sweet Solution to Prevent Pain During Neonatal Hip Examination

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Region Örebro County

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pain

Treatments

Drug: Sterile water
Drug: 30% glucose

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the pain relieving effect of oral glucose during hip examinations on healthy, fullterm infants.

Full description

All healthy, fullterm infants undergoes a medical examination after birth where 21 different components are assessed. One of the components is the hip examination which appears to be painful. Since painful experiences early in life can cause longterm negative effects it is important to treat pain during painful procedures.

One hundred healthy, fullterm infants were randomized to either glucose or sterile water orally before the routine medical examination before discharge from the maternity ward.

Enrollment

100 patients

Sex

All

Ages

37+ weeks old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy, fullterm infants that were undergoing a routine medical examination

Exclusion criteria

  • Prematurity
  • Parents inability to speak Swedish well enough to give consent
  • Congenital malformations or other illnesses
  • Any pain-relieving medicine administered in the previous 24 hours

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Quadruple Blind

100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

30% glucose
Experimental group
Description:
This group will be given 2 ml of 30% glucose in the mouth before the physical examination of the infant.
Treatment:
Drug: 30% glucose
Sterile water
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
This group will be given 2 ml of sterile water in the mouth before the physical examination of the infant.
Treatment:
Drug: Sterile water

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