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ComplicationsNCT02766257

Anesthesia for Ambulatory Pediatric Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

A study testing Anesthesia for ambulatory paediatric surgery in people with Complications, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique Charles de Gaulle.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Long surgical wait-times and limited hospital capacity are common obstacles to surgical care in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Ambulatory surgery might offer a solution to these problems. The aim is to study the introduction of ambulatory surgery in a pediatric hospital in SSA. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 15 years
Conditions the study is for
Complications
What is being tested?
Anesthesia for ambulatory paediatric surgery
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
103 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2014to Nov 2014
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 year to 15 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • ASA 1 status
  • elective surgery with low potential for blood loss or severe pain, lasting less than 90 minutes
  • whose parents could be contacted by telephone and who could return to the hospital in less than 1 hour
  • Parents gave consent for the surgical procedure

Who cannot join

  • non operative patients

About this study

Official title: Anesthesia for Ambulatory Pediatric Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): a Pilot Study in Burkina Faso

Long surgical wait-times and limited hospital capacity are common obstacles to surgical care in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Ambulatory surgery might offer a solution to these problems. The aim is to study the introduction of ambulatory surgery in a pediatric hospital in SSA.

This is a cross-sectional descriptive study which took place over 6 months. It includes all the patients assigned to ambulatory surgery in the Pediatric University Hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Conditions
Complications
Being tested
Anesthesia for ambulatory paediatric surgery

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Anesthesia for ambulatory paediatric surgeryProcedure or surgery

Study groups in NCT02766257
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
children undergoing ambulatory surgeryOtherNot described
Receives: Procedure: Anesthesia for ambulatory paediatric surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Failure of ambulatory surgery

    number of patients that have been hospitalized (for whom ambulatory have been conversed to hospitalization)

    Measured: 1day

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Morbidity

    Number of patients that presented complications of anesthesia or surgery such as nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and fever.

    Measured: 3 days

  2. Complication after discharge from hospital

    number of phone calls from parents of patients after ambulatory discharge

    Measured: 3 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 May 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2014
  3. Primary completionNov 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
103 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02766257
Sponsor's protocol ID
A1
Status last verified
May 2016
First submitted
13 Apr 2016
Last updated
9 May 2016
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Kabre YB, Traore IS, Kabore FA, Ki B, Traore AI, Ouedraogo I, Bandre E, Wandaogo A, Ouedraogo N. Anesthesia for Ambulatory Pediatric Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Pilot Study in Burkina Faso. Anesth Analg. 2017 Feb;124(2):623-626. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001780.

    PubMed 28067703

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Anesthesia for ambulatory paediatric surgery in people with Complications, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pédiatrique Charles de Gaulle.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 May 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Failure of ambulatory surgery (time frame: 1day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02766257, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 May 2016.

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