Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of Infant Pain Responses Between Two Different Methods of Urine Collection
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Pain
Intensive Care, Neonatal
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-6 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine which of the two procedures commonly used to collect urine, percutaneous suprapubic aspiration (SPA) and urethral catheterization (UC), is less painful, and t...
Detailed Description
Infants hospitalized in the NICU undergo numerous invasive and painful procedures. Exposure to early repeated painful procedures has been correlated with both short-term and long-term negative sequela...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) who require urine samples for microbiological analysis
Exclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of birth asphyxia or seizures
- Neurological conditions
- Congenital anomalies associated with the central nervous system, gut, or genitourinary tract
- Abdominal distension or abdominal infection/cellulitis
- Colostomy
- Inguinal hernia
- Organomegaly
- Bleeding diatheses (thrombocytopenia or coagulopathy)
- Receiving analgesics or sedatives
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00298584
Start Date
February 1 2006
Last Update
February 23 2007
Active Locations (2)
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1
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
2
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8