The Influence of Skin-to-skin Contact on Cortical Activity During Painful Procedures on Preterm Infants in the NICU

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of SSC compared to sucrose on pain induced activity in the preterm infant brain using: a) series of low intensity experimental stimuli (PinPrick);and b) medically required heel lance. Secondary objectives include determining: a) differences between behavioral pain response and pain response during heel lance; and b) rate of adverse events across groups.

Timeline

Start

2018-11-19

Primary completion

2020-12-31

Completion

2021-03-31

Publications

• Campbell-Yeo M, Benoit B, Newman A, Johnston C, Bardouille T, Stevens B, Jiang A. The influence of skin-to-skin contact on Cortical Activity during Painful procedures in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (iCAP mini): study protocol for a randomized control trial. Trials. 2022 Jun 20;23(1):512. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06424-4.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.