Randomised crossover trial showed that using breast milk or sucrose provided the same analgesic effect in preterm infants of at least 28 weeks.

Laura Collados-GómezP Ferrera-CamachoE Fernandez-SerranoV Camacho-VicenteC Flores-HerreroA M García-PozoR Jiménez-García

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2017)

EBM and 24% sucrose had the same analgesic effect during venipuncture in most of the preterm neonates, but sucrose worked better in extremely preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
clinical trial
open label
study protocol
preterm birth
double blind
neuropathic pain
anti inflammatory
randomized controlled trial
gestational age
phase ii
spinal cord injury
placebo controlled
spinal cord