PERINATAL TRIALS REPORT

PT0549

Pain behaviours in extremely low birth weight infants

Plain Language Summary:     
Aim- To differentiate between pain and non-pain behaviors in extremely low birth weight infants.
Intervention- Cross-over design (n=50) observing infants during 2 events (pain and non-pain).
Outcomes- Physiological (heart rate, oxygen saturation), behavioral (facial and body movements) and biochemical (salivary cortisol).

Trial status:                         Open to accrual

Date trial opened to accrual:    July 2004

Expected accrual period:         2 years

Trial Objective:

To differentiate between pain behaviors and non-pain behaviors

Type of administration:        Single-centre national

Principal Investigator/s:     Sharyn Gibbons

                                        Ph 416 323 7716

                                        Email sharyn.gibbons@sw.ca

Contact Person/s:             Lisa Golec

                                       Ph 416 323 6400

                                       Email lisa.golec@sw.ca

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