Trial of Repeated Analgesia With Kangaroo Care

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

242

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2016

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2016

Conditions
PainDevelopment
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Kangaroo Mother Care

Infant wearing only diaper is held in skin-to-skin contact with mother with flannel blanket around both mother and infant. removal.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sucrose

24% sucrose in volumes between .05 to 2 ml depending on weight of the infant, is inserted by dropper into the infants mouth two minutes before and/or during the painful procedure with up to 3 doses.

Trial Locations (1)

B3K 6R8

IWKHealthC, Halifax

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Mayday Fund

OTHER

lead

IWK Health Centre

OTHER

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