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Postoperative PainNCT03639012

Outcomes of Carbohydrate Loading Paediatric Patients Preoperatively for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

A study testing Carbohydrate drink in people with Postoperative Pain and Postoperative Nausea, run by Jessica Gray at 1 site in Canada.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Randomised control trial of 150 paediatric patients aged between 3-8years. One group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate oral drink and the other group will receive current standard care (no drink) prior to undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 to 10 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Carbohydrate drink
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
150 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Sep 2018to Jun 2020
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 3 to 10 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Undergoing Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
  • consented to undertake preop carbohydrate drink and follow up procedures

Who cannot join

  • Increased risk of aspiration or unable to swallow liquids
  • outside age range
  • non-consent to undertake treatment or follow up

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • IWK Health Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8

    Jessica A Gray, MBBS, 9024733721 ext. 3721, jessica.gray@iwk.nshealth.ca

    Ashley Zahavich, 9024733015, ashley.zahavich@nshealth.ca

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About this study

Official title: Observational Outcomes in Paediatric Patients Who Receive Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading for Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy, a Randomised Control Trial

Randomised control trial of 150 paediatric patients aged between 3-8years. One group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate oral drink and the other group will receive current standard care (no drink) prior to undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy.

Outcomes to be reported will be: 1) patient and parent satisfaction; 2) post operative pain score at: recover, 1 hour post op, prior to discharge home and then day 1 postoperatively; 3) PONV rates in recovery, prior to discharge home and again on Day 1 postoperatively; 4) sleep quality night after surgery.

Read the detailed description

Children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy will be consented via parents prior to the day of surgery and then randomised to 1 of 2 groups who will either receive the intervention or current standard care. Patients will be recruited from the ENT outpatient clinics in conjunction with the ENT surgeons.

Data collection will be undertaken with the aid of experience research assistants.

Being tested
Carbohydrate drink
Medical subject headings
Pain, Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Personal Satisfaction, Postoperative Complications

What participants receive

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

  • Carbohydrate drinkDietary supplement

    Children randomised to this group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate drink 90-120mins prior to surgery

Study groups in NCT03639012
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Carbohydrate loadingActive comparatorPatients to receive an oral preoperative carbohydrate drink
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Carbohydrate drink
No Carbohydrate loadingNo interventionCurrent standard of care

What is being measured

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

  1. Postoperative Pain Score

    Visual analogue scale (0-5)

    Measured: day 1 postoperatively

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Patient and parent satisfaction

    Questionnaire: regarding how satisfied parents/ patients were with the treatment (satisfied or unsatisfied)

    Measured: Day 1 postoperatively

  2. Quality of sleep

    Questionnaire: (scale Child slept very well, average night sleep, poor nights sleep)

    Measured: Day 1 post operative

  3. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

    Questionnaire: vomiting, felt very nauseated, some nausea, none

    Measured: 4 hours postoperatively

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Aug 2018
  2. Study startSep 2018 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionFeb 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJun 2020 (estimated)

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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
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomised control trial into 1 of 2 groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
150 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03639012
Sponsor's protocol ID
Paeds ERAS for T&A
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
11 Jul 2018
Last updated
21 Aug 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Carbohydrate drink in people with Postoperative Pain and Postoperative Nausea, run by Jessica Gray at 1 site in Canada.

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 2 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Jessica A Gray, MBBS, M.Med (9024733721 ext. 3721, jessica.gray@iwk.nshealth.ca), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Postoperative Pain Score (time frame: day 1 postoperatively). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 21 Aug 2018.

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