Status:

COMPLETED

Managing Post-operative Pain in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using a Pain Pump

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Conditions:

Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine which pain management strategy continuous analgesic pump or orally-should be used in the management of children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

A prospective randomized controlled trial will be performed on up to 150 subjects who will undergo a tendoachilles lengthening, Strayer's procedure, epiphysiodesis of the femur or femoral osteotomy me...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children with cerebral palsy between 3 and 17 years old.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) intubation grade I, II or III.
  • Ability of subject or primary caregivers to give informed consent, to understand what the study entails and to be able to complete the patient Pain Diary during the post-operative period. Subjects should be available for daily telephone follow-up until the data is completed and they should be able to return the completed Pain Diary to the Primary Investigator.
  • Willingness and understanding of parent or guardian to have their child randomized to receive either the continuous infusion pain pump device or oral analgesics for their child's pain management.
  • English or Spanish-speaking care parent or guardians who are able to complete the Pain Diary.

Exclusion

  • ASA IV or V,
  • Known allergy or sensitivity to bupivacaine,
  • Subjects who will have more than the above mentioned procedure performed during their surgical visit,
  • Subjects with significant kidney or liver disease,
  • Parents/guardians who are assessed by the PI or co-investigators to be unable or unwilling to complete the study's Pain Diary or behavioral tools, and
  • Parents/guardians who are unwilling to allow their child to be randomly assigned to receive either the pain pump with oral analgesics or oral medications alone.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

54 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00884650

Start Date

June 1 2005

End Date

April 1 2008

Last Update

August 27 2021

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The Children's Hospital, Denver

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045