Be Sweet to Toddlers: Does Sugar Water Reduce Pain During Blood Work?

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether sugar water (24% sucrose) effectively reduces pain in children ages 12 to 36 months undergoing venipuncture, as measured by pain scores and cry duration.

Timeline

Start

2015-11

Primary completion

2019-07

Completion

2019-07

Publications

• Background Ellis JA, Sharp D, Newhook K, Cohen J. Selling comfort: A survey of interventions for needle procedures in a pediatric hospital. Pain Manag Nurs. 2004 Dec;5(4):144-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2004.09.002.
• Background Humphrey GB, Boon CM, van Linden van den Heuvell GF, van de Wiel HB. The occurrence of high levels of acute behavioral distress in children and adolescents undergoing routine venipunctures. Pediatrics. 1992 Jul;90(1 Pt 1):87-91.
• Background Kortesluoma RL, Nikkonen M. 'The most disgusting ever': children's pain descriptions and views of the purpose of pain. J Child Health Care. 2006 Sep;10(3):213-27. doi: 10.1177/1367493506066482.
• Background Kortesluoma RL, Nikkonen M. 'I had this horrible pain': the sources and causes of pain experiences in 4- to 11-year-old hospitalized children. J Child Health Care. 2004 Sep;8(3):210-31. doi: 10.1177/1367493504045822.
• Background Cummings EA, Reid GJ, Finley AG, McGrath PJ, Ritchie JA. Prevalence and source of pain in pediatric inpatients. Pain. 1996 Nov;68(1):25-31. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03163-6.
• Background Stevens BJ, Abbott LK, Yamada J, Harrison D, Stinson J, Taddio A, Barwick M, Latimer M, Scott SD, Rashotte J, Campbell F, Finley GA; CIHR Team in Children's Pain. Epidemiology and management of painful procedures in children in Canadian hospitals. CMAJ. 2011 Apr 19;183(7):E403-10. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101341. Epub 2011 Apr 4.
• Background Rennick JE, McHarg LF, Dell'Api M, Johnston CC, Stevens B. Developing the Children's Critical Illness Impact Scale: capturing stories from children, parents, and staff. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 May;9(3):252-60. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31816c70d4.
• Background Taddio A, Appleton M, Bortolussi R, Chambers C, Dubey V, Halperin S, Hanrahan A, Ipp M, Lockett D, MacDonald N, Midmer D, Mousmanis P, Palda V, Pielak K, Riddell RP, Rieder M, Scott J, Shah V. Reducing the pain of childhood vaccination: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline. CMAJ. 2010 Dec 14;182(18):E843-55. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101720. Epub 2010 Nov 22. No abstract available.
• Background Wright S, Yelland M, Heathcote K, Ng SK, Wright G. Fear of needles--nature and prevalence in general practice. Aust Fam Physician. 2009 Mar;38(3):172-6.
• Background Taddio A, Chambers CT, Halperin SA, Ipp M, Lockett D, Rieder MJ, Shah V. Inadequate pain management during routine childhood immunizations: the nerve of it. Clin Ther. 2009;31 Suppl 2:S152-67. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2009.07.022.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.