Fasting Time and Post-tonsillectomy Pain
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Tonsillar Disorder. Basic parameters: up to 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Fasting Duration and Post-tonsillectomy Pain in Pediatric Patients
Overview
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.
Primary outcome measures
- Post-tonsillectomy pain scores [Time frame: 2 - 24 hours post-op]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Postoperative opioid consumption [Time frame: 2 - 24 hours post-op]
- PACU length of stay [Time frame: 1 - 2 hours post-op]
- Hospital length of stay [Time frame: 4 - 24 hours]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement
Exclusion criteria
- 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)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07574476 · STUDY00005766