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Fasting Time and Post-tonsillectomy Pain

ConditionTonsillar Disorder
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 18
SponsorBrittany Willer

About this trial

This is a prospective, observational study to determine the association between preoperative fasting duration and post-tonsillectomy pain scores in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) among pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement. The primary outcome is the post-tonsillectomy pain score, with the secondary outcomes as total postoperative opioid consumption, PACU length of stay, and hospital length of stay.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement

Disqualifiers

non-elective or urgent procedures

inpatient admission prior to surgery; patients with any missing required data

patients with conditions requiring deviation from standard anesthetic management (as determined by the anesthesiologist)

Trial population

Pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy surgery

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Post-tonsillectomy pain scores

Pain scores will be assessed in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and on the inpatient floor (if admitted) every 15 minutes - 4 hours for the duration of their recovery until hospital discharge. The patient is asked to rate their pain on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst pain imaginable.

Time frame
2 - 24 hours post-op

Secondary outcomes

1

Postoperative opioid consumption

The amount of opioid pain medication the patient received following their surgery until hospital discharge.

Time frame
2 - 24 hours post-op
2

PACU length of stay

Amount of time between admission to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and discharge from the PACU.

Time frame
1 - 2 hours post-op
3

Hospital length of stay

Amount of time between admission to the pre-op unit prior to surgery until discharge from the hospital.

Time frame
4 - 24 hours

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Brittany Willer

Lead sponsor

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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