Sucrose as Procedural Analgesia for Infants Receiving Venipuncture in a Pediatric Emergency Department

ISRCTN ISRCTN15819627
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN15819627
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
12/08/2005
Registration date
14/09/2005
Last edited
25/07/2007
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Sarah Curtis
Scientific

Room 7217B, Second Floor
Aberhart Centre One
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2J3
Canada

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study acronymSWEET Study
Study objectivesPain scores will be significantly reduced for infants who either recieve sucrose, pacifier or both prior to venipuncture as compared to placebo
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPain
InterventionPatients are randomly assigned to one of four groups as follows:
a. Sucrose orally (PO)
b. Sucrose PO & pacifier
c. Placebo PO
d. Placebo PO & pacifier
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Sucrose
Primary outcome measureScore on the Faces Legs Arms Crying and Consolability (FLACC) Scale
Secondary outcome measuresCrying Time, Heart Rate
Overall study start date01/03/2004
Completion date30/06/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
Lower age limit0 Months
Upper age limit6 Months
SexBoth
Target number of participants132
Key inclusion criteriaAny infant 0-6 months requiring venipuncture as part of their emergency department management
Key exclusion criteriaInfants deemed too critically ill or otherwise ineligible at the discretion of the attending physician
Date of first enrolment01/03/2004
Date of final enrolment30/06/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Canada

Study participating centre

Room 7217B, Second Floor
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2J3
Canada

Sponsor information

University of Alberta, Department of Pediatrics (Canada)
University/education

Aberhart Centre One
11402 University Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2J3
Canada

Website http://www.med.ualberta.ca/pediatrics/
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Funders

Funder type

University/education

Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article Results: 18/07/2007 Yes No