Procedural Pain during Insertion of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring Device in Preterm Infants

J Pediatr. 2018 Sep:200:261-264.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.03.040. Epub 2018 May 31.

Abstract

Procedural pain was compared between the insertion of a continuous glucose monitoring sensor and heel stick using the Premature Infant Pain Profile in a single-blinded controlled trial in preterm infants (≤32 weeks of gestation or birth weight ≤1500 g) (ClinicalTrials.govNCT02583776). Continuous glucose monitoring insertion was associated with lower pain scores compared with the heel stick.

Keywords: PIPP; continuous glucose monitoring; procedural pain.

Publication types

  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / instrumentation*
  • Blood Specimen Collection / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature*
  • Male
  • Pain Management / methods*
  • Pain Measurement / methods*
  • Pain, Procedural / diagnosis
  • Pain, Procedural / etiology*
  • Pain, Procedural / prevention & control
  • Single-Blind Method

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02583776