New study aims to read pain in preterm infants without words
NCT ID NCT02885051
First seen Jan 08, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 26 times
Summary
This study looked at 91 premature babies to see if measuring heart rate and skin sweat can help detect pain as well as a standard behavioral scale. Researchers recorded these body signals during routine medical procedures. The goal was to find a more objective way to assess pain in newborns who cannot tell us they are hurting.
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CHRU Brest
Brest, 29609, France
What this could mean
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What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to better, more objective ways to measure pain in premature babies who cannot speak.
What could go wrong
The study was terminated early, so results may be incomplete. It is a small, observational study, not a treatment trial.
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