Status:

RECRUITING

Dexmedetomidine Use in SZMN Blocks for Pediatric T&A Pain Control

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Conditions:

Postoperative Pain

Opioid Use

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The suprazygomatic maxillary nerve (SZMN) block is a well-established, safe and effective regional technique for pain management following cleft palate procedures. However, it has not been studied for...

Detailed Description

Patients between 6 months and 18 years undergoing T\&A surgical procedures will be reviewed for potential study enrollment. If participants agree to participate, they will be randomized into one of th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ages 6 months - 18 years
  • Give consent/parental consent to participate in study
  • Patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Exclusion

  • Participants who do not consent or have parental consent
  • Patients who require urgent/emergent intervention
  • Patients who undergo additional combined surgical procedures with separate incisions (in addition to the adenotonsillectomy)
  • Patients with known difficult airway, clinical hemodynamic instability, coagulopathy, chronic pain history, chronic pain medication use, and unrepaired congenital heart disease
  • Patients under age 6 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 29 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05208892

Start Date

January 29 2024

End Date

February 1 2026

Last Update

December 15 2025

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Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304