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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02395185
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Non-pharmacologic Analgesic Techniques for Casting of Clubfoot Infants
While it has been shown that sucrose or milk ingestion decreases pain responses in heel sticks, no study up to this point has determined the best intervention for decreasing the pain response during casting for clubfoot deformity.
The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of three different non-pharmacologic interventions (sucrose, milk, water) on pain response during clubfoot casting.
This study will allow us to discern the best non-pharmacologic intervention for pain control during clubfoot casting and to provide a more pleasant, comfortable experience for patients and families.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Clubfoot deformity in newborns is common, occurring in 1-2/1000 births. Treatment of this deformity has shifted from surgical to non-surgical management. The non-surgical management includes utilizing the Ponseti technique of manipulation and casting, followed by Achilles tenotomy and brace application. The newborn undergoes, on average, 4-6 casts before the foot deformity is corrected. During this manipulation and casting, the infants can become fussy and irritable. This irritability is likely due to discomfort felt from the manipulative process and subsequent casting.
Studies that have focused on decreasing the pain response to heel sticks for laboratory testing in the neonatal intensive care units used sucrose or milk ingestion and swaddling in newborns to decrease pain responses. Both sucrose and milk have been shown to decrease the pain response as measured by the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) or the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates. In addition, other pain scales have been used in newborn babies including the CRIES, CHIPPS, NIPS, and COMFORT scales to evaluate the effectiveness of pain relieving interventions. These scales were used alongside objective physiologic measurements such as heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation.
While it has been shown that sucrose or milk ingestion decreases pain responses in heel sticks, no study up to this point has determined the best intervention for decreasing the pain response during casting for clubfoot deformity. The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of three different non-pharmacologic interventions (sucrose, milk, water) on pain response during clubfoot casting, allowing us to discern the best non-pharmacologic intervention for pain control during clubfoot casting and to provide a more pleasant, comfortable experience for patients and families. A secondary objective is to investigate whether or not family environment or the level of anxiety felt by the parents impacts the pain felt by the infant during the casting process.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- idiopathic clubfoot deformity
- undergoing clubfoot casting for correction
Exclusion Criteria:
- cannot use a bottle for feeding
- on solid food
- have had surgery
- have been given an analgesic within three hours prior to data collection
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
- Masking: DOUBLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Milk
Milk bottle administration
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Patients are given a bottle of milk during the casting process.
Patients are given a bottle of water during the casting process.
Patients are given a bottle of sucrose during the casting process.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Water
Water bottle administration
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Patients are given a bottle of milk during the casting process.
Patients are given a bottle of water during the casting process.
Patients are given a bottle of sucrose during the casting process.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Sucrose
Sucrose bottle administration
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Patients are given a bottle of milk during the casting process.
Patients are given a bottle of water during the casting process.
Patients are given a bottle of sucrose during the casting process.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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NIPS (Neonatal Infant Pain Scale)
Time Frame: Scoring will be recorded at minute intervals starting at 2 minutes prior to casting and ending at 3 minutes post casting.
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Each cast visit will be videotaped before, during, and after casting, and later reviewed for subjective evaluation of pain using NIPS (Neonatal Infant Pain Scale).
The NIPS examines six behavioral groupings that contribute to a pain score ranging from 0 to 7: facial expression (relaxed muscles or grimace), cry (no cry, whimper, or vigorous cry), breathing patterns (relaxed, change in breathing), arms (relaxed/restrained, flexed/extended), legs (relaxed/restrained, flexed/extended), state of arousal (sleeping/awake, fussy).
Scoring will take place by a trained study personnel blinded to the contents of the bottle.
Scoring for all measures will be recorded at minute intervals.
A pre casting score from the average of the first 3 minute scores prior to casting; a during casting score from the average of the scores at 1 minute intervals during casting; and a post casting score from the average of the 3 minute scores post casting.
Scores are categorized as 0 no pain, to >4 severe pain.
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Scoring will be recorded at minute intervals starting at 2 minutes prior to casting and ending at 3 minutes post casting.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Heart Rate
Time Frame: Heart rate will be recorded at minute intervals starting at 2 minutes prior to casting and ending at 3 minutes post casting.
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Heart rate will be recorded at minute intervals.
A pre casting measure from the average of the first 3 minute measures prior to casting; a during casting measure from the average of the measures at 1 minute intervals during casting; and a post casting measure from the average of the 3 minute measures post casting.
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Heart rate will be recorded at minute intervals starting at 2 minutes prior to casting and ending at 3 minutes post casting.
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Oxygen Saturation
Time Frame: Oxygen saturation will be recorded at minute intervals starting at 2 minutes prior to casting and ending at 3 minutes post casting
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Oxygen saturation will be recorded at minute intervals.
A pre casting measure from the average of the first 3 minute measures prior to casting; a during casting measure from the average of the measures at 1 minute intervals during casting; and a post casting measure from the average of the 3 minute measures post casting.
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Oxygen saturation will be recorded at minute intervals starting at 2 minutes prior to casting and ending at 3 minutes post casting
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Todd M Milbrandt, MD, Shriners Hospital for Children, Mayo Clinic
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- LEX-102
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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