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Prevention or reduction of pain is especially important in premature infants who are subjected to more repetitive painful procedures that are necessary for their survival and uncontrolled pain in this type of infant leads to permanent damage to the components of growth and cognitive development and changes in response to subsequent painful stimuli. The present study aims to study the effects of oral 20% sucrose on severity of pain during venipuncture in premature neonates in Motahari hospital of Urmia, Iran, 2019-2020.

In this a double-blind randomized controlled trial, 100 premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Motahhari Educational and Medical Center in Urmia in the second half of 2019) were assigned to three groups of sucrose 20% (50 infants) and control group (50 infants). Then, the behavioral response of infants with NIPS instrument before, 2 and 7 minutes after the vasodilation process was evaluated and recorded as a processor by direct observation of the infant by the researcher.

The results showed that the mean score of pain before and 2 and 7 minutes after the intervention in sucrose group was equal to (4.78±0.91), (3.18±1.15) and (3.02±1.02) and in the control group (4.84±0/79). 4), (4.94±0.79) and (4.72±0.96). The trend of variable response (pain scores) was not the same over time between the two groups of sucrose, and control, and statistically significant differences were observed in the mean pain scores at different times (P <0.001). Prior to the intervention, the mean of all three groups was approximately the same and in the control group, during the following periods, the averages were almost similar and did not change significantly with each other.

According to the findings of the present study, oral solutions of sucrose 20% is effective in relieving pain in infants after venipuncture. Because this method is simple, safe, and easy to use, it is recommended for clinical routine use as an effective intervention.