Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a feared complication of premature birth. If discovered in time, the disease can be treated, and impaired vision or blindness can be reduced. Premature infants are therefore examined regularly after birth. However, the examination is painful and stressful for the infant. Painful experiences might lead to a pathological stress response later in life and should therefore be prevented. In this study skin-to-skin contact with a parent is tested for relief of pain and stress in preterm infants being examined for retinopathy of prematurity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
34
skin-to-skin contact with parent during eye examination.
staying in incubator during eye examination.
oral sucrose before eye examination
St.Olavs University Hospital
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
pain score
Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP): score range 0-21. Assessed during and immediately after completed examination). PIPP scoring via video recording by an external observer (blinded)
Time frame: during eye examination
cortisol in saliva
to measure stress response
Time frame: 60 minutes after eye examination
General movements
Prechtl method on the General Movements Assessment (GMA) and classified according to the general movements optimality list for preterm general movements and writing movements
Time frame: in 5 minutes after eye examination
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