Comparison of the analgesic effect of inhaled lavender vs vanilla essential oil for neonatal frenotomy: a randomized clinical trial (NCT04867824).

It is necessary to treat neonatal pain because it may have short- and long-term adverse effects. Frenotomy is a painful procedure where sucking, a common strategy to relieve pain, cannot be used because the technique is performed on the tongue. In a previous randomized clinical trial, we demonstrate...

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Published in:European Journal of Pediatrics Vol. 181; no. 11; pp. 3923 - 3930
Main Authors: Maya-Enero, Silvia, Fàbregas-Mitjans, Montserrat, Llufriu-Marquès, Rosa Maria, Candel-Pau, Júlia, Garcia-Garcia, Jordi, López-Vílchez, María Ángeles
Format: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Nov2022
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          Maya-Enero, Silvia
          Fàbregas-Mitjans, Montserrat
          Llufriu-Marquès, Rosa Maria
          Candel-Pau, Júlia
          Garcia-Garcia, Jordi
          López-Vílchez, María Ángeles
        affil: Department of Neonatology, Service of Pediatrics, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Passeig Marítim 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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          Plants
          Lavender
          Essential Oils Therapeutic Use
          Human
          Analgesics
          Hypnotics and Sedatives
          Pain Etiology
          Sucrose
          Frenum (Oral) Surgery
          Infant, Newborn
          Breast Feeding Adverse Effects
          Female
          Parasympatholytics
          Comparative Studies
          Multicenter Studies
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Evaluation Research
          Validation Studies
          Infant, Newborn: birth-1 month
          Female
      ab: It is necessary to treat neonatal pain because it may have short- and long-term adverse effects. Frenotomy is a painful procedure where sucking, a common strategy to relieve pain, cannot be used because the technique is performed on the tongue. In a previous randomized clinical trial, we demonstrated that inhaled lavender essential oil (LEO) reduced the signs of pain during neonatal frenotomy. We aimed to find out whether inhaled vanilla essential oil (VEO) is more effective in reducing pain during frenotomy than LEO. Randomized clinical trial with neonates who underwent a frenotomy for type 3 tongue-ties between May and October 2021. Pain was assessed using pre and post-procedure heart rate (HR) and oxygen saturation (SatO2), crying time, and NIPS score. Neonates were randomized into "experimental" and "control" group. In both groups, we performed swaddling, administered oral sucrose, and let the newborn suck for 2 min. We placed a gauze pad with one drop of LEO (control group) or of VEO (experimental group) under the neonate's nose for 2 min prior to and during the frenotomy. We enrolled 142 neonates (71 per group). Both groups showed similar NIPS scores (2.02 vs 2.38) and crying times (15.3 vs 18.7 s). We observed no differences in HR increase or in SatO2 decrease between both groups. We observed no side effects in either of the groups.Conclusions: We observed no appreciable difference between LEO and VEO; therefore, we cannot conclude which of them was more effective in treating pain in neonates who underwent a frenotomy.Trial Registration:  This clinical trial is registered with www.Clinicaltrials: gov with NCT04867824.What Is Known: • Pain management is one of the most important goals of neonatal care as it can have long-term neurodevelopmental effects. • Lavender essential oil can help relieve pain due to its sedative, antispasmodic, and anticolic properties.What Is New: • Lavender and vanilla essential oils are safe, beneficial, easy to use, and cheap in relieving pain in neonates who undergo a frenotomy for type 3 tongue-ties.
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