Status:

TERMINATED

Opioid-Free Anesthetic for Tonsillectomy

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Pennsylvania

University of Tennessee

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Opioid Use

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-18 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Prospective randomized controlled trial to determine if opioid-free anesthetic for tonsillectomy is non-inferior to standard opioid-containing anesthetic

Detailed Description

Objectives: Primary: To determine if an opioid-free anesthetic provides equivalent acute postoperative pain relief in tonsillectomy. Secondary: To determine if post-operative pain at home is not sig...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males or females age 2 to 18 years.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists {ASA) ≤ 3 physical classification system
  • Girls after menarche must have a negative pregnancy test.
  • Scheduled tonsillectomy or tonsillectomy combined with adenoidectomy and/or ear tube placement at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) main or ambulatory surgical centers.
  • Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and if appropriate, child assent

Exclusion

  • Current (Within the last 30 days) opioid use for pain control
  • High risk for surgical site hemorrhage, determined by bleeding disorder diagnosis or evidence or poor hemostasis
  • Multiple scheduled surgeries at the same time other than adenoidectomy and/or ear tube placement
  • History of drug abuse, chronic pain, bleeding disorder
  • Chronic disease such as sickle cell disease for which treatment with opioids may be clinically indicated
  • Significant congenital disorders, medication allergies or comorbidities, specifically a pre-disposition to bradycardia or conduction abnormalities, cyanotic cardiac disease and use of medications that would increase risk of bleeding or bradycardia.
  • History of hepatic dysfunction, renal dysfunction, thrombocytopenia, or anemia (including pre-surgery laboratory abnormalities)
  • History of hypersensitivity to NSAIDs
  • Patients with asthma, including patients who have experienced aspirin- or NSAID-sensitive asthma or a history of exacerbation when aspirin or NSAIDs are administered (e.g. bronchospasm, urticaria, etc.)
  • Subjects receiving medications that could impact metabolism of either study drug should also be excluded
  • Trisomy 21 diagnosis
  • Parents/guardians or subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.
  • Patients on a Ketogenic diet
  • Parents or subjects who do not speak English

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 22 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 22 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04528173

Start Date

July 22 2020

End Date

August 22 2023

Last Update

December 20 2024

Active Locations (2)

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

2

University of Tennessee Health Science Center; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105