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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02181543
Other study ID # U1111-1157-8852
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received July 2, 2014
Last updated October 3, 2017
Start date August 2013
Est. completion date December 2014

Study information

Verified date October 2017
Source Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy of intraoperative clonidine to prevent postoperative agitation in pediatric anesthesia with sevoflurane.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date December 2014
Est. primary completion date December 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 2 Years to 12 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 2 - 12 Years.

- Need for tonsillectomy / adenotonsillectomy.

- Physical status of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1, 2 or 3.

- Anestesia geral com sevoflurano.

- Use of Intraoperative dipyrone, 30-50mg/Kg, IV.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Changes in consciousness.

- Neurological Deficit.

- Use of another drug as medication before anesthesia.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Clonidine
1µg/Kg, IV (in the vein) intraoperative. Number of Cycles: single dose.

Locations

Country Name City State
Brazil Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP) Recife Pernambuco

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

References & Publications (6)

Fazi L, Jantzen EC, Rose JB, Kurth CD, Watcha MF. A comparison of oral clonidine and oral midazolam as preanesthetic medications in the pediatric tonsillectomy patient. Anesth Analg. 2001 Jan;92(1):56-61. — View Citation

Hudek K. Emergence delirium: a nursing perspective. AORN J. 2009 Mar;89(3):509-16; quiz 517-9. Review. — View Citation

Kulka PJ, Bressem M, Tryba M. Clonidine prevents sevoflurane-induced agitation in children. Anesth Analg. 2001 Aug;93(2):335-8, 2nd contents page. — View Citation

Malviya S, Voepel-Lewis T, Ramamurthi RJ, Burke C, Tait AR. Clonidine for the prevention of emergence agitation in young children: efficacy and recovery profile. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 May;16(5):554-9. — View Citation

Silva LM, Braz LG, Módolo NS. Emergence agitation in pediatric anesthesia: current features. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008 Mar-Apr;84(2):107-13. doi: doi:10.2223/JPED.1763. Review. — View Citation

Tazeroualti N, De Groote F, De Hert S, De Villé A, Dierick A, Van der Linden P. Oral clonidine vs midazolam in the prevention of sevoflurane-induced agitation in children. a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Br J Anaesth. 2007 May;98(5):667-71. E — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Postoperative agitation Postoperative agitation will be assessed by the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale (PAED). 6 hours
Secondary Duration of postoperative agitation Time in minutes. 6 hours
Secondary Need for post-anesthetic drugs for treatment of agitation Use of any drugs, such as sedatives, opioids, anti-inflammatory or anti-emetic for improvement agitation. 6 hours
Secondary Any occurrence of post-anesthesia accidents: falls, bruises or disconnection of catheters If any accident occurs in the recovery room, and postoperative (falls, bruises) disconnection of intravenous catheter or injuries. 6 hours
Secondary Drowsiness Clinical evaluation: patient awake, awake, alert or patient under hypnosis. 6 hours
Secondary Parental satisfaction. As parents answer the question if you are satisfied with the procedure performed, excluding other problems occurred in the hospital. 24 hours