Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block on Post Tonsillectomy Pain Among Egyptian Children

Post Tonsillectomy Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block on Post Tonsillectomy Pain Among Egyptian Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05109416
• Other study ID #: 59:4/2021
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: October 17, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 22, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Minia University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Tonsillectomy is one of most common performed surgical procedure in children . tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy have high incidence of Post operative pain , it is very important and significant problem because it can lead to decrease oral intake and dehydration

Description:

Tonsillectomy is one of the most common performed surgical procedure in children. Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy have high incidence of Post operative pain incidence . There is still debate about the optimal analgesia for this common procedure , different methods have been described including intraoperative anesthetic pain regimens , adjustment of surgical technique , intraoperative local anesthetic injection and use of pharmacotherapy post operative .

The main goal of the preventive analgesia is the pain releif with minimum side effect . The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the effect of Glossopharyngeal nerve block for relief of pain on children following adenotonsillectomy .

This is prospective , double blinded , randomized study

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 210
• Est. completion date: March 22, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 5, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 7 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• average weight is 10_50 kg

• patient is generally stable

• indication of tonsillectomy is recurrent tonsillitis

• Ability to self report pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hypersensitivity to bupivacaine

• Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

• Pulmonary or cardic diseases

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Post Tonsillectomy Pain

Intervention

Drug:
• Bupivacaine Hydrochloride 0.5% Injection Solution
Local anesthetic
• Saline 0.9%
Isotonic crystaloid

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of Medcine	Minya

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Minia University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The first call for analgesia	Pain assessment using VAS scale	In 24 hours
Secondary	The analgesic consumption	The total analgesic consumption for pain rest and swallowing	In 24 hours