Breast Feeding Analgesia in Preterm Infants

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title: Breast Feeding Analgesia in Preterm Infants

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of mothers' breastfeeding with the effects of pacifier sucking on preterm infant biobehavioural responses during and immediately after a painful procedure

Hypothesis:

1. When breast fed by their mothers during blood collection, preterm infants will show less pain reaction than when sucking on a pacifier.

2. Following breast feeding during the blood collection, mothers will find no differences in their infants' breast feeding ability.

Clinical Trial Description

Research Method:

In a within subjects, randomized, cross-over design, 50 stable preterm infants born between 30-36 weeks gestational age will be studied. Infants will be randomized to two interventions which will take place during two separate blood collections that are required for clinical management. For the standard care condition, infants will remain in their isolettes and will be positioned in prone and given a pacifier to suck on throughout the blood collection. For the feeding condition, infants will be held and then breast fed by their mother during the blood collection. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pain

• NCT number: NCT00175409
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: January 2008
• Completion date: June 2010