Utilization of Oral Sucrose to Decrease Pain in Infants During Immunizations

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pain, Procedural Pain

In brief

The study explores the potential benefits of a sugar water solution for decreasing pain in infants during routine immunizations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00150189

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

140

Starts

2003-11-01

Expected to finish

2006-10-11

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-25

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Currently between 2 and 4 months of age
• Birth between 37 and 42 weeks' completed gestation;
• Birth weight greater than 2.5 kg
• No evidence of acute or chronic disease processes.

You may not qualify if…

• They are experiencing concurrent illness
• They received an analgesic/sedative 6 hours prior to the office visit
• The infant has breast fed 30 minutes prior to the visit or wishes to breast feed during or immediately after the immunization
• The infant has been introduced to solid food
• The infant may not receive a pacifier
• The infant is diagnosed with a major congenital disorder where the behavioral responses to painful stimuli may be altered
• Language barriers preclude the process of obtaining parental consent.

Where it is running

• General Ambulatory Pediatric Clinic, Penn State Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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