Non-pharmacological Analgesic Effects on Term Newborns

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT03421158

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effects of four non-pharmacological interventions: skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, oral sucrose and nonnutritive sucking in newborns receiving a heel lance procedure.

Official Title

Comparing the Analgesic Effects of Four Non-pharmacological Interventions on Term Newborns Undergoing Heel Lance

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: 24 Hours to 48 Hours
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - Gestational Age 38-40 - 2.5-4.0kg - 24-48hours of age - Receiving heel lance procedure - Apgar>7 at birth - NPASS<3 at time of heel lance
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - Prior heel lance procedure - birth trauma - forceps or vacuum delivery - maternal drug abuse during delivery
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Investigator(s)

Kay W. Chang, MD
Kay W. Chang, MD
Pediatric otolaryngologist, Medical Otologist
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics

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