Perioperative Pain Management of Pediatric Appendectomy Patients

Appendicitis Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Perioperative Pain Management of Pediatric Appendectomy Patients in Kuopio University Hospital During the Years 2010-2012

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02580487
• Other study ID #: KUH01012012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 14, 2015
• Last updated: October 19, 2015
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: October 2015

Study information

• Verified date: October 2015
• Source: Kuopio University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Acute appendicitis is the most common illness that brings pediatric patients to the hospital for surgical treatment. Abdominal pain is the symptom because of which the patients go to the hospital. Some patients have severe pain and need analgesics before the final diagnosis and before surgery. After surgery most patient experience pain and at least 80 % of the patients need postoperative pain medication. For two decades there has been a clinical guideline for pain management in Kuopio University Hospital (KUH). The investigators aim was to evaluate how well the pain management for pediatric patient works in clinical practice.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 178
• Est. completion date: October 2015
• Est. primary completion date: September 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• In prospective patients informed consent obtained

• Appendectomy performed

Exclusion Criteria:

• No informed consent

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Appendicitis

Intervention

Procedure:
• appendicectomy
Appendix was removed either laparoscopically or open surgery

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	Kuopio University Hospital	Kuopio	Northern savo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kuopio University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain	pain is asked preoperatively and at the first postoperative day measured with numeral rating scale	from preoperative evaluation until the patient left hospital maximum of 7 days	No
Secondary	amount of opioids used during hospital stay	collected from patient files	from preoperative evaluation until the patient left hospital maximum of 7 days	No