Status:

TERMINATED

Intraoperative Methadone in Children Undergoing Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aarhus

Conditions:

Pain, Acute

Pain, Postoperative

Eligibility:

MALE

Up to 4 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

A prospective double-blind, randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of a single-dose of intraoperative methadone on postoperative pain and opioid consumption in 96 children undergoing ope...

Detailed Description

Treatment of postoperative pain is a challenge in younger children undergoing outpatient surgery. After discharge parents must assess pain intensity and administer analgesics, including opioids, as pe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children scheduled for open urological surgery at the Outpatient Clinic at Aarhus University Hospital.

Exclusion

  • Age =/\> 5 years at the date of operation
  • Born preterm (Before gestational age of 37 weeks)
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Previous scrotal surgery
  • Laparoscopic operation
  • American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status lll, IV or V
  • Allergy to study drugs
  • Preoperative daily use of opioids
  • Parents with inability to provide informed consent
  • Severe respiratory insufficiency
  • Acute abdominal pain
  • Severe kidney insufficiency
  • Treatment with rifampicin

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 16 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04680286

Start Date

November 16 2020

End Date

February 1 2024

Last Update

February 28 2024

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark, 8200