Evaluate the effectiveness of the use of a 24% sucrose solution for pain management of preterm infants during endotracheal suctioning.
Many infants admitted to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) undergo repeated invasive procedures. Recent studies have shown that the oral sucrose administration to neonates is safe and effective for pain relief during heel stick and venipuncture.Most data suggest the investigation of the effect of sucrose in other painful procedures such as in ventilated newborns.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
43
oral sucrose solution, 24%, 0,5 ml/kg, 2 minutes before start the suctioning sterile water, 0,5 ml/kg, 2 minutes before start the suctioning
Hospital Agamenon Magalhães, Hospital Barão de Lucena
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
clinical pain score
The tool that will be used is PIPP = Premature Infant Pain Profile. This avaliation begins prior to suctioning until 30 seconds after suctioning. Each infant will be avaliated 2 times (with sucrose and with placebo). The 2 avaliations in the same day.
Time frame: within the first twelve hours after clinical stabilization, the PIPP will be done.
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