Be sweet to toddlers during needles: pilot randomized controlled trial of sucrose compared to placebo

• Main Authors: Denise Harrison (Author), Jessica Reszel (Author), Nick Barrowman (Author), Brenda Martelli (Author), Diane Sharp (Author), Regis Vailancourt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sweet solutions reduce procedural pain in infants but there is uncertainty about effectiveness beyond infancy. A blinded pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted to inform a full-scale RCT. Hospitalized children aged 12- 36 months were randomized to 24% sucrose or water prior to and dur...