Sugar water for pain relief before infant catheter
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests if giving a small amount of sugar water (50% dextrose) by mouth can help reduce pain in babies who need a bladder catheter. It might be a gentler way to comfort infants during this procedure.
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Who can take part
- Your baby must be between 1 day and 3 months old (90 days).
- Your baby has not received any pain medicine in the last 6 hours.
- Your baby was born full-term (at least 38 weeks of pregnancy).
- Your baby is medically stable (not critically ill).
- Your baby has no known sugar intolerance (fructose) or cleft palate (a split in the roof of the mouth).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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