Apnea of PrematurityNCT00161694
Use of Sucrose to Relieve Pain During Eye Exams in Infants
A study testing sucrose solution in people with Apnea of Prematurity and Retinopathy of Prematurity, run by Weill Medical College of Cornell University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to see if an oral sucrose solution can comfort premature infants during their necessary eye exams. The investigators believe that the use of this solution prior to the eye exams will lead to a decrease in pain as measured by a rise in heart rate and a fall in oxygen saturation. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 5 weeks and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Apnea of Prematurity, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Pain
- What is being tested?
- sucrose solution
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jul 2005to not given
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 5 weeks and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- All premature infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit requiring serial dilated examinations to assess for retinopathy of prematurity will be candidates for this study. This includes all infants with a birthweight of less than 1500 g and infants between 1500 g and 2000 g who require supplemental oxygen.
Who cannot join
- Any infant who is unable to safely suckle 0.5 cc of fluid will be excluded from the study. This includes infants that are being maintained on ventilators and those with serious gastrointestinal complications that may be exacerbated by an oral fluid bolus.
- Any infant being maintained on narcotics for any reason will not be eligible for the study.
- All infants with major congenital anomalies will be excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
NYPH - Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York, 10021
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of an Oral Sucrose Solution in Reducing Pain and Anxiety Associated With Neonatal Ophthalmologic Examination
The purpose of this study is to see if an oral sucrose solution can comfort premature infants during their necessary eye exams. The investigators believe that the use of this solution prior to the eye exams will lead to a decrease in pain as measured by a rise in heart rate and a fall in oxygen saturation. In addition this will lead to a decrease in events in the 12 hours following examination. Events include episodes when the infants temporarily stop breathing, have a drop in their heart rates, or have a drop in their oxygen levels.
- Conditions
- Apnea of Prematurity, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Pain
- Being tested
- sucrose solution
- Keywords
- pain control
- Medical subject headings
- Apnea, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Pain, Agnosia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
sucrose solutionDietary supplement
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2005
Why it stopped: results did not show intervention was beneficial
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Apnea of PrematurityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Double blind
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Tamara L Rousseau, MD, Principal investigator, Neonatology Fellow at NYPH-Weill Cornell Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00161694
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0412007634
- Status last verified
- Jun 2008
- First submitted
- 8 Sep 2005
- Last updated
- 4 Jun 2008
- Results posted
- No
Publications
1 American Academy of Pediatrics: screening Examination of Premature Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity. Pediatrics 2001;108:809-811. 2 Laws DE,C Morton, MWeindling, D Clark. Systemic effects of screening for retinopathy of prematurity. Br J Opthalmol 1996;80:425-428. 3 Kumar H, S Naniwal, USingha, E Azad, VK Paul. Stress induced by screening for retinopathy of prematurity. J Pediatr Opthalmology and Strabismus. 2002;39:349-350. 4 Aguirre Rodriguez FJ, A Bonilla Perales, J Diez-Delgado Rubio, M Gonzales-Ripoll Garzon, J Arcos Martinez, J Lopez Munoz. An Pediatr (Barc) 2003;58:504-505. 5 Slevin M, JFA Murphy, L Daly, m o'Keefe. Retinopathy of prematurity screening, stress related response, the role of nesting. Br J Opthalmol 1997;81:762-764. 6 Als H, G Lawhon, E Brown et al. Individualized behavior and environmental care for the VLBW preterm infant at high risk for BPD: NICU and developmental outcome. Pediatrics 1986;78:1123-1132. 7 Stevens B, J Yamada, A Ohlsson. Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (Cochrane Review). In The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2004. 8 Benis MM. Efficacy of sucrose analgesia for procedural pain in neonates. Dv Neonatal Care. 2002;2:93-100. 9 Masters-Harte LD. Sucrose analgesia for minor procedures in newborn infants. Ann Pharmacother 2001;35:947-952. 10 Akman I, EOzek, H Bilgen, T Ozgodan, D Cebeci. Sweet solutions and pacifiers for pain relief in newborn infants. The Journal of Pain 2002:3. 11 Blass EM. Behavioral and physiological consequences of suckling in rat and human newborns. Acta Paediatr Suppl 1994;397:71-76. 12 Campos RG. Soothing pain-elicited distress in infants with swaddling and pacifiers. Child Dev 1989;60:781-792. 13 Blass EM. Suckling and sucrose-induced analgesia in human newborns. Pain 1999;83:611-623. 14 Carbajal R, R Lenclen, V Gadjos, M Jugic, A Paupe. Crossover trial of analgesic efficacy of glucose and pacifier in very preterm neonates during subcutaneous injections. Pediatrics 2002;110:389-393. 15 Blass EM. Milk induced hypoalgesia in human newborns. Pediatrics 1997;99:825-829. 16 Carbajal R, S Veerapen, S Coulder, M Jugie, Y Ville. Analgesic effect of breast-feeding in term neonates: randomized controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2003;326:13. 17 Guala A. Glucose or sucrose as an analgesic for newborns: a randomized controlled blind trial. Minerva Pediatr 2001;53:271-274. 18 Anseloni VC. Age-dependency of analgesia elicited by intraoral sucrose in acute and persistent pain models. Pain 2002;97:93-103. 19 Willis D, J Chabot, I Radde, G Chance. Unsuspected hyperosmolality of oral solutions contributing to necrotizing enterocolitis in very-low-birth-weight infants. Pediatrics 1997;60:535-538. 20 American Academy of Pediatrics. Prevention and Management of Pain and Stress in the Neonate. Pediatrics 2000;105:454-461. 21 Morison S, R Grunau, T Oberlander, F Tim, M Whitfield. Relations between behavioral and cardiac autonomic reactivity to acute pain in preterm neonates. Clinical Journal of Pain 2001;17:350-358.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Jun 2008. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of an Oral Sucrose Solution in Reducing Pain and Anxiety Associated With Neonatal Ophthalmologic Examination
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00161694
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 0412007634
- Conditions
- Apnea of Prematurity, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Pain
- Keywords
- pain control
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: results did not show intervention was beneficial
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jul 2005
- First posted
- 12 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to see if an oral sucrose solution can comfort premature infants during their necessary eye exams. The investigators believe that the use of this solution prior to the eye exams will lead to a decrease in pain as measured by a rise in heart rate and a fall in oxygen saturation. In addition this will lead to a decrease in events in the 12 hours following examination. Events include episodes when the infants temporarily stop breathing, have a drop in their heart rates, or have a drop in their oxygen levels.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Double blind
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 5 weeks and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All premature infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit requiring serial dilated examinations to assess for retinopathy of prematurity will be candidates for this study. This includes all infants with a birthweight of less than 1500 g and infants between 1500 g and 2000 g who require supplemental oxygen.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Any infant who is unable to safely suckle 0.5 cc of fluid will be excluded from the study. This includes infants that are being maintained on ventilators and those with serious gastrointestinal complications that may be exacerbated by an oral fluid bolus.
- Any infant being maintained on narcotics for any reason will not be eligible for the study.
- All infants with major congenital anomalies will be excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| sucrose solution | Dietary supplement | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: results did not show intervention was beneficial). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Jun 2008.
- Background1 American Academy of Pediatrics: screening Examination of Premature Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity. Pediatrics 2001;108:809-811. 2 Laws DE,C Morton, MWeindling, D Clark. Systemic effects of screening for retinopathy of prematurity. Br J Opthalmol 1996;80:425-428. 3 Kumar H, S Naniwal, USingha, E Azad, VK Paul. Stress induced by screening for retinopathy of prematurity. J Pediatr Opthalmology and Strabismus. 2002;39:349-350. 4 Aguirre Rodriguez FJ, A Bonilla Perales, J Diez-Delgado Rubio, M Gonzales-Ripoll Garzon, J Arcos Martinez, J Lopez Munoz. An Pediatr (Barc) 2003;58:504-505. 5 Slevin M, JFA Murphy, L Daly, m o'Keefe. Retinopathy of prematurity screening, stress related response, the role of nesting. Br J Opthalmol 1997;81:762-764. 6 Als H, G Lawhon, E Brown et al. Individualized behavior and environmental care for the VLBW preterm infant at high risk for BPD: NICU and developmental outcome. Pediatrics 1986;78:1123-1132. 7 Stevens B, J Yamada, A Ohlsson. Sucrose for analgesia in newborn infants undergoing painful procedures (Cochrane Review). In The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2004. 8 Benis MM. Efficacy of sucrose analgesia for procedural pain in neonates. Dv Neonatal Care. 2002;2:93-100. 9 Masters-Harte LD. Sucrose analgesia for minor procedures in newborn infants. Ann Pharmacother 2001;35:947-952. 10 Akman I, EOzek, H Bilgen, T Ozgodan, D Cebeci. Sweet solutions and pacifiers for pain relief in newborn infants. The Journal of Pain 2002:3. 11 Blass EM. Behavioral and physiological consequences of suckling in rat and human newborns. Acta Paediatr Suppl 1994;397:71-76. 12 Campos RG. Soothing pain-elicited distress in infants with swaddling and pacifiers. Child Dev 1989;60:781-792. 13 Blass EM. Suckling and sucrose-induced analgesia in human newborns. Pain 1999;83:611-623. 14 Carbajal R, R Lenclen, V Gadjos, M Jugic, A Paupe. Crossover trial of analgesic efficacy of glucose and pacifier in very preterm neonates during subcutaneous injections. Pediatrics 2002;110:389-393. 15 Blass EM. Milk induced hypoalgesia in human newborns. Pediatrics 1997;99:825-829. 16 Carbajal R, S Veerapen, S Coulder, M Jugie, Y Ville. Analgesic effect of breast-feeding in term neonates: randomized controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2003;326:13. 17 Guala A. Glucose or sucrose as an analgesic for newborns: a randomized controlled blind trial. Minerva Pediatr 2001;53:271-274. 18 Anseloni VC. Age-dependency of analgesia elicited by intraoral sucrose in acute and persistent pain models. Pain 2002;97:93-103. 19 Willis D, J Chabot, I Radde, G Chance. Unsuspected hyperosmolality of oral solutions contributing to necrotizing enterocolitis in very-low-birth-weight infants. Pediatrics 1997;60:535-538. 20 American Academy of Pediatrics. Prevention and Management of Pain and Stress in the Neonate. Pediatrics 2000;105:454-461. 21 Morison S, R Grunau, T Oberlander, F Tim, M Whitfield. Relations between behavioral and cardiac autonomic reactivity to acute pain in preterm neonates. Clinical Journal of Pain 2001;17:350-358.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Tamara L Rousseau, MD principal investigator
Neonatology Fellow at NYPH-Weill Cornell Medical Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing sucrose solution in people with Apnea of Prematurity and Retinopathy of Prematurity, run by Weill Medical College of Cornell University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: results did not show intervention was beneficial). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00161694, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jun 2008.