Registration and Treatment of Pain During Eye Examination of Prematurity

April 21, 2016 updated by: St. Olavs Hospital
The aim of this study is to see if paracetamol has a pain-relieving effect during eye examination in premature infants.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a feared complication of premature birth. If discovered in time, the disease can be treated, and impaired vision or blindness can be reduced. Premature infants are therefore examined regularly after birth. However, the examination is painful and stressful for the infant. Painful experiences might lead to a pathological stress response later in life and should therefore be prevented.

This is a double blinded, controlled and randomized study where the infants are examined and assessed either with or without the use of paracetamol.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

5

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
    • Trondelag
      • Trondheim, Trondelag, Norway, 7006
        • St.Olavs University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

7 months to 8 months (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Infants < 32 weeks of gestational age (< 31+6 weeks)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infants with ongoing analgesic treatment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: paracetamol
Paracetamol mixture 20 mg/kg + pacifier and sucrose
Drug: paracetamol
Paracetamol mixture 20 mg/kg + pacifier and glucose
Placebo Comparator: placebo
pacifier and sucrose only
Drug: sucrose
pacifier and sucrose

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
pain
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP): score range 0-21. Used independently by 2 experienced observers
5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

St. Olavs Hospital

Collaborators

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hakon Bergseng, PhD, St.Olavs University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 2, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 9, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

March 13, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 22, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HB2012-02

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