Sucrose Practices for Pain in Neonates

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

291 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-07-31

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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Recent studies show that babies in hospital undergo an average of 4 to 5 painful procedures, such as heel lances, every day. Sucrose (sugar water) has been shown to be effective for reducing pain during invasive procedures and is a standard of care for painful procedures. The purpose of this study is to see what is the least amount of sucrose that can be given to a baby to reduce pain during procedures.

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Detailed Description

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Infants in the NICU receive an average of 4 - 5 painful procedures daily for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes; less than half receive interventions to manage pain. Both immediate and long term effects of unmanaged pain in these vulnerable infants have been reported, including impaired brain development. To ensure optimal outcomes for hospitalized infants in NICUs, there is a crucial need to minimize procedural pain and its associated consequences. Multiple clinical trials have identified sucrose as an effective strategy for reducing procedural pain in infants. Despite its inclusion in neonatal pain guidelines, standards, and consensus statements sucrose has been inconsistently used. The under-utilization of sucrose may be explained by knowledge gaps in relation to the minimally effective dose and the influence of concurrent opioid analgesia, as well as the short and long-term effects of repeated administration. Once infants in the NICU are determined to be eligible for the study and parents consent, infants will be randomized to one of 3 dose of sucrose and their pain will be assessed using a validated pain assessment measure.

Conditions

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Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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0.1ml 24% sucrose concurrent opioids

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

sucrose

Intervention Type OTHER

Sucrose will be administered by a research nurse experienced in neonatal intensive care using a standardized procedure and timing consistent with policies in the participating units, including: (a) administering sucrose 2 minutes prior to the heel lance to ensure peak effects; (b) giving the total volume of sucrose drop by drop via syringe on the anterior surface of the tongue, as tolerated, over a period of up to 1 minute to allow for individual infant swallowing rates and to ensure analgesic effects are sustained during the heel lance procedure; and (c) offering a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking (NNS) immediately following sucrose administration.

0.5ml 24% sucrose concurrent opioids

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

sucrose

Intervention Type OTHER

Sucrose will be administered by a research nurse experienced in neonatal intensive care using a standardized procedure and timing consistent with policies in the participating units, including: (a) administering sucrose 2 minutes prior to the heel lance to ensure peak effects; (b) giving the total volume of sucrose drop by drop via syringe on the anterior surface of the tongue, as tolerated, over a period of up to 1 minute to allow for individual infant swallowing rates and to ensure analgesic effects are sustained during the heel lance procedure; and (c) offering a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking (NNS) immediately following sucrose administration.

1.0ml 24% sucrose concurrent opioids

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

sucrose

Intervention Type OTHER

Sucrose will be administered by a research nurse experienced in neonatal intensive care using a standardized procedure and timing consistent with policies in the participating units, including: (a) administering sucrose 2 minutes prior to the heel lance to ensure peak effects; (b) giving the total volume of sucrose drop by drop via syringe on the anterior surface of the tongue, as tolerated, over a period of up to 1 minute to allow for individual infant swallowing rates and to ensure analgesic effects are sustained during the heel lance procedure; and (c) offering a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking (NNS) immediately following sucrose administration.

0.1ml 24% sucrose no opioids

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

sucrose

Intervention Type OTHER

Sucrose will be administered by a research nurse experienced in neonatal intensive care using a standardized procedure and timing consistent with policies in the participating units, including: (a) administering sucrose 2 minutes prior to the heel lance to ensure peak effects; (b) giving the total volume of sucrose drop by drop via syringe on the anterior surface of the tongue, as tolerated, over a period of up to 1 minute to allow for individual infant swallowing rates and to ensure analgesic effects are sustained during the heel lance procedure; and (c) offering a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking (NNS) immediately following sucrose administration.

0.5ml 24% sucrose no opioids

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

sucrose

Intervention Type OTHER

Sucrose will be administered by a research nurse experienced in neonatal intensive care using a standardized procedure and timing consistent with policies in the participating units, including: (a) administering sucrose 2 minutes prior to the heel lance to ensure peak effects; (b) giving the total volume of sucrose drop by drop via syringe on the anterior surface of the tongue, as tolerated, over a period of up to 1 minute to allow for individual infant swallowing rates and to ensure analgesic effects are sustained during the heel lance procedure; and (c) offering a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking (NNS) immediately following sucrose administration.

1.0ml 24% sucrose no opioids

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

sucrose

Intervention Type OTHER

Sucrose will be administered by a research nurse experienced in neonatal intensive care using a standardized procedure and timing consistent with policies in the participating units, including: (a) administering sucrose 2 minutes prior to the heel lance to ensure peak effects; (b) giving the total volume of sucrose drop by drop via syringe on the anterior surface of the tongue, as tolerated, over a period of up to 1 minute to allow for individual infant swallowing rates and to ensure analgesic effects are sustained during the heel lance procedure; and (c) offering a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking (NNS) immediately following sucrose administration.

Interventions

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sucrose

Sucrose will be administered by a research nurse experienced in neonatal intensive care using a standardized procedure and timing consistent with policies in the participating units, including: (a) administering sucrose 2 minutes prior to the heel lance to ensure peak effects; (b) giving the total volume of sucrose drop by drop via syringe on the anterior surface of the tongue, as tolerated, over a period of up to 1 minute to allow for individual infant swallowing rates and to ensure analgesic effects are sustained during the heel lance procedure; and (c) offering a pacifier for non-nutritive sucking (NNS) immediately following sucrose administration.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Brand name = Tootsweet

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infants 24 to 42 weeks gestational age (GA) at birth, admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and scheduled to receive a heel lance will be eligible. Parents will be approached for participation within the first 2 weeks of the infant's life. Infants will be eligible for Trial 1, the non-opioid trial, if they have not received any opioids within 24 hours prior to the heel lance. Infants will be eligible for Trial 2, the opioid trial, if they are currently receiving an opioid infusion. Furthermore, observation of the procedures will be timed to ensure that no additional sucrose doses are provided within the previous 4 hours.

Exclusion Criteria

* Infants will be excluded if they have a contraindication for sucrose administration (e.g., unable to swallow, pharmacologically muscle relaxed, or heavily sedated) due to safety concerns and/or inability to assess pain accurately (e.g., unable to clearly view the infant's face).

Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

2 Weeks

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No