Overview

The Efficacy of Paracetamol in Reducing Pain During Ophthalmological Examination for Retinopathy of Prematurity: a Prospective Randomised Trial

Status:
Unknown status

Trial end date:
2014-01-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the major morbidity among preterm infants. Although, local anesthetics reduce pain to some extent, eye examination still remains as a painful procedure. The investigators aimed to evaluate the effect of oral paracetamol combined with local anesthetics for pain relief during ophthalmological examination.

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital

Treatments:

Acetaminophen
Anesthetics
Anesthetics, Local