Status:
COMPLETED
The Holding Study: Feeding Analgesia in Preterm Infants
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
3+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of mothers' skin-to-skin holding during feeding via a soother trainer with the effects of pacifier sucking on preterm infant biobehavioural response...
Detailed Description
Research Method: In a between subjects, randomized design, 20 stable preterm infants born between 30-35 weeks gestational age will be studied. Infants will be randomized to one of two interventions w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Born between 30-35 weeks gestational age
- Mother has fluent English
Exclusion
- CNS injury
- congenital anomaly
- active infection
- has had no surgeries or analgesics/sedatives in last 72 hours
- history of maternal drug exposure
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00414258
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
April 14 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Special Care Nursery
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4