Evaluation of Topical Liposomal Lidocaine and Oral Sucrose for Treatment of Pain in Newborns Undergoing Venipuncture

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the relative efficacy of sucrose, liposomal lidocaine, and sucrose plus liposomal lidocaine, on reducing pain during venipuncture in newborn infants.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
• Collaborator: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy newborn infants

• ≥ 37 weeks gestational age.

Exclusion Criteria:

• neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission

• asphyxia, seizures

• major birth defect (heart, brain, genetic syndrome)

• circumcised during study

• receiving analgesia/sedatives.