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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
80
paracetamol with local anesthetic eye drop versus placebo with local anesthetic eye drops
Dr. Sami Ulus Childrens Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGReducing pain assessment score
Time frame: 2 weeks
Serdar Beken
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