The Use of Lavender vs Vanilla Essential Oil as Complementary Analgesia for Frenotomy in Healthy Newborns (LVEO-SME1)
Ankyloglossia
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Ankyloglossia focused on measuring ankyloglossia, tongue-tie, aromatherapy, lavender, vanilla, pain, neonate, frenotomy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy full-term neonates born at Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Spain), or less than 15 days old who had been discharged and returned for the frenotomy, who underwent a frenotomy for type 3 tongue-ties according to Coryllos classification and the Hazelbaker tool during the study period
Exclusion Criteria:
- Refusal of the patient's parents to participate
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Control
Case
The neonate will be taken to the neonatal unit and monitored with a pulse-oximeter before, during and after the procedure. We will swaddle it, will administer 1 mL of oral sucrose, let the newborn suck for 2 minutes prior to the procedure, and will have a 7 x 7 cm gauze pad with 1 drop of 100% pure LEO (Pranarôm España S.L.) placed 2 cm under the nose for 2 minutes prior to starting the frenotomy and during the procedure.
The neonate will be taken to the neonatal unit and monitored with a pulse-oximeter before, during and after the procedure. We will swaddle it, will administer 1 mL of oral sucrose, let the newborn suck for 2 minutes prior to the procedure, and will have a 7 x 7 cm gauze pad with 1 drop of 100% pure vanilla essential oil (Pranarôm España S.L.) placed 2 cm under the nose for 2 minutes prior to starting the frenotomy and during the procedure.