Analgesic Effect of Breast Feeding vs Sucrose in Neonatal Screening

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the antinociceptive effect of 1 ml of 30% sucrose solution vs breastfeeding on neonatal screening heel lance

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Turin, Italy
• Collaborator: Agnelli Hospital, Italy
• Treatments: Analgesics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Term neonates, gestational age 37-42 weeks

• Apgar >= 7

• Not fed in the last 30 minutes

• Informant consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Congenital malformation

• Born in Caesarian Section in General Anaesthesia

• Maternal use of opioids

• Administration of Naloxone, Phenobarbital in the previous 48 hours

• Impossibility of breastfeeding