Non-pharmacological Analgesic Effects on Term Newborns

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT03421158

Age - 24 Hours-48 Hours Gender - ALL Accepting Healthy Volunteers - yes

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare the analgesic effects of four non-pharmacological interventions: skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, oral sucrose and nonnutritive sucking in newborns receiving a heel lance procedure.

Official Title

Comparing the Analgesic Effects of Four Non-pharmacological Interventions on Term Newborns Undergoing Heel Lance

Stanford Investigator(s)

Kay W. Chang, MD
Kay W. Chang, MD

Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Gestational Age 38-40
* 2.5-4.0kg
* 24-48hours of age
* Receiving heel lance procedure
* Apgar\>7 at birth
* NPASS\<3 at time of heel lance

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior heel lance procedure
* birth trauma
* forceps or vacuum delivery
* maternal drug abuse during delivery

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Intervention(s):

behavioral: breastfeeding

behavioral: Skin-to-Skin contact

behavioral: Non-nutritive sucking

dietary_supplement: oral sucrose

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

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School of Medicine
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Stanford, CA 94305

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