Role of Oral Sucrose in Reducing the Pain to Orogastric Tube Insertion in Preterm Neonates

Phase 2/3 Completed 120 enrolled Lady Hardinge Medical College

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS Orally administered sucrose 2 minutes prior to the procedure of OGT insertion reduces pain associated with the procedure. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of 24% oral sucrose on decreasing the painful response to orogastric tube insertion .

Timeline

Start: 2008-01
Primary completion: 2009-03
Completion: 2009-04

Publications

Pandey M, Datta V, Rehan HS. Role of sucrose in reducing painful response to orogastric tube insertion in preterm neonates. Indian J Pediatr. 2013 Jun;80(6):476-82. doi: 10.1007/s12098-012-0924-4. Epub 2012 Dec 21.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Sucrose	Small molecule	1 ml	Oral

Indications

No indication recorded.