Skin Blood Flow Changes Using Laser Doppler Imager for Assessment of Pain and Analgesia in Newborn Infants

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether an instrument, the Laser Doppler Imager, is able to measure the effect of pain related changes in skin blood flow in newborn infants. The study will also determine whether the use of sucrose (sugar water) when given by mouth has any effect on pain related skin blood flow changes.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Michigan
• Treatments: Pharmaceutical Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Informed consent from parent or legal guardian.

• Term, newborn infant, between 1 and 7 days of age.

• Appropriate for gestational age (weight 5th through 95th percentile).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Small or large for gestational age (weight<5th or >95th percentile).

• Physical or biochemical abnormalities.

• History of maternal drug dependence.

• Apgar score <7 at 5 minutes.

• Current use of analgesics.