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Opioid ConsumptionPhase 4NCT06563349

Magnesium Sulfate in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy

A Phase 4 study testing Intravenous magnesium sulfate and Normal saline infusion in people with Opioid Consumption and Multimodal Analgesia, run by Medical University of Warsaw at 1 site in Poland.

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Trial summary

Magnesium sulfate is one of the most commonly used co-analgetics. Its antinociceptive effect is related to antagonizing NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors of the nervous system, has an anti-inflammatory effect by reducing the concentration of IL-6 (interleukin 6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 months to 18 years
What is being tested?
Intravenous magnesium sulfate and Normal saline infusion
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
188 participants
Where
1 sitePoland
Study dates
9 Sep 2024to 1 Nov 2027
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 18 months to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status class 1E, 2E, 3E (E - emergency)
  • Patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy

Who cannot join

  • Allergy to the magnesium sulfate or the excipient
  • Hypermagnesemia
  • Renal failure (GFR <30 ml/min)
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Preoperative atrioventricular block
  • Hypotension
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  • The use of digitalis glycosides
  • The use of oral anticoagulants
  • ASA physical status class 4E or higher
  • Chronic treatment with analgesics
  • Legal guardians or patient refusal

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Maciej Kaszyński, PhD contact

maciej.kaszyński2@wum.edu.pl

Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Uniwersity Clinic Centre of Medical Uniwersity of Warsaw

    Warsaw, 02-091

    Izabela Pągowska-Klimek, prof., izabela.pagowska-klimek@wum.edu.pl

    Maciej Kaszyński, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Intravenous Magnesium Infusion on the Opioid Consumption, the Circulatory, Metabolic and Hormonal Response to Intubation and Surgical Trauma During Anaesthesia for Laparoscopy in Children. Randomized Clinical Trial.

Magnesium sulfate is one of the most commonly used co-analgetics. Its antinociceptive effect is related to antagonizing NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors of the nervous system, has an anti-inflammatory effect by reducing the concentration of IL-6 (interleukin 6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha. In adult patients, the need for morphine in the perioperative period is reduced when magnesium infusion is used. In current guidelines for treatment of acute pain in children, magnesium sulfate may be considered as a co-analgetic. However, the strength of such a recommendation is low due to the lack of reliable scientific research confirming the effectiveness of magnesium infusion in the pediatric population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intravenous magnesium sulfate infusion on the opioid consumption, the circulatory, metabolic and hormonal response to intubation and surgical trauma during anesthesia for laparoscopic appendectomy in children.

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Pain in the perioperative period is associated with surgical stimuli but also with laryngoscopy and intubation. According to the currently applicable ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) doctrine, the recommended method of anesthesia is multimodal, low-opioid anesthesia. The essence of multimodal anesthesia is to combine different methods (e.g. general and regional anesthesia) and various anesthetic drugs in order to reduce the intraoperative use of opioids. The one of commonly used co-analgetic is magnesium. The use of magnesium infusion before induction of anesthesia may enhance the analgesic effect of the opioid administered before intubation. In current guidelines for the relief of acute pain in children, magnesium sulfate may be considered as a coanalgesic. It is based only on expert consensus opinion and/or data from small studies, retrospective studies, registries.

According to available data magnesium sulfate is superior to placebo in decreasing analgesic consumption and pain scores during the first 48 h after operation without any adverse effects in children with cerebral pals. In other groups of pediatric patients, the effectiveness of magnesium as a co-analgetic has not been proven. High quality randomized controlled trials are still missing.

The primary outcome of this study is to assess opioid consumption during the laparoscopic appendectomy. Number of patients requiring rescue dose of opioids will be measured.

The secondary aim is to examine total intraoperative fentanyl consumption, fluctuations of heart rate and blood pressure, metabolic, hormonal and inflammatory response (glucose, cortisol and IL-6 concentrations) and occurrence of side effects that may result from magnesium intake (decrease in blood pressure, bradycardia or allergic reaction).

In the pediatric population, the optimal perioperative magnesium dosage is 50 mg/kg as a bolus followed by an infusion of 15 mg/kg/hour until the end of the operation.

The general aim of the study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of intravenous magnesium sulfate as an adjunct to standard general anesthesia (involving intravenous induction and opioid with sevoflurane maintenance) for intubation and surgical trauma during anesthesia for laparoscopic appendectomy in children.

Being tested
Intravenous magnesium sulfate, Normal saline infusion
Keywords
multimodal analgesia, magnesium sulfate, laparoscopic appendectomy, children, pediatric population, adjuvant, metabolic stress response, hormonal response, inflammatory response
Medical subject headings
Appendicitis

What participants receive

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

  • Intravenous magnesium sulfateDrug

    Also called IVM (intravenous magnesium)

    Intraoperative intravenous magnesium sulfate infusion.

  • Normal saline infusionDrug

    Also called Placebo

    Intraoperative intravenous normal saline infusion.

Study groups in NCT06563349
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Magnesium SulfateExperimental10% magnesium sulfate intravenous bolus of 0.5 ml/kg (maximum 20 ml) over 5 min before induction of anesthesia followed by magnesium sulfate infusion at 0.15 ml/kg/h (maximum 6 ml/h) intraoperatively will be administered. The infusion will be discontinued before the patients' transfer to the postanesthesia care unit.
Receives: Drug: Intravenous magnesium sulfate
ControlPlacebo comparator0.9% NaCl (sodium chloride) intravenous bolus of 0.5 ml/kg (maximum 20 ml) over 5 min before induction of anesthesia followed by 0.9% NaCl infusion at 0.15 ml/kg/h (maximum 5ml/h) intraoperatively will be administered. The infusion will be discontinued before the patients' transfer to the postanesthesia care unit.
Receives: Drug: Normal saline infusion

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of patients requiring rescue dose of opioids.

    Patients who experience a 20% increase in BP (Blood Pressure) or HR (Heart Rate) from baseline during surgery and the early post-extubation period will receive a bolus of fentanyl (1 mcg/kg) as rescue analgesia. The number of these patients will be compared between the groups.

    Baseline parameters will be recorded after premedication with an IV bolus of 0.05 mg/kg midazolam, just before intubation.

    Measured: From tracheal intubation through to postanesthesia care unit admission (10 minutes after extubation).

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. The requirement for opioids during anesthesia

    Total amount of fentanyl in micrograms per kilogram of body weight used during anesthesia (dose for induction of anesthesia + doses added during surgery and in the early post-extubation period).

    Measured: From operating theatre admission through to postanesthesia care unit admission (10 minutes after extubation).

  2. Hemodynamic reaction to tracheal intubation

    A change in arterial blood pressure of more than 20% from baseline will be noted, and the fractions of these patients in each group will be compared. Baseline parameters will be recorded after premedication with an IV bolus of 0.05 mg/kg midazolam, just before intubation.

    Measured: Pre-intubation - immediately after intubation.

  3. Metabolic response to laparoscopic procedure

    Glucose [mg/dl] levels will be measured and compared before and after laparoscopic procedure.

    The first blood sample will be taken 5 minutes after tracheal intubation, before the skin incision. The second blood sample will be taken immediately after the end of surgery, at the time of dressing application.

    Measured: From 5 minutes after tracheal intubation until the end of surgery, defined as the completion of dressing application.

  4. Hormonal response to laparoscopic procedure

    Cortisol levels [mcg/dl] will be measured and compared before and after laparoscopic procedure.

    The first blood sample will be taken 5 minutes after tracheal intubation, before the skin incision. The second blood sample will be taken immediately after the end of surgery, at the time of dressing application.

    Measured: From 5 minutes after tracheal intubation until the end of surgery, defined as the completion of dressing application.

  5. Inflammatory response to laparoscopic procedure

    IL-6 levels [pg/ml] will be measured and compared before and after laparoscopic procedure.

    The first blood sample will be taken 5 minutes after tracheal intubation, before the skin incision. The second blood sample will be taken immediately after the end of surgery, at the time of dressing application.

    Measured: From 5 minutes after tracheal intubation until the end of surgery, defined as the completion of dressing application.

  6. Magnesium blood level

    Magnesium level [mg/dl] will be measured after initial bolus and just before the end of its infusion.

    The first blood sample will be taken 5 minutes after tracheal intubation, before the skin incision. The second blood sample will be taken immediately after the end of surgery, at the time of dressing application. Magnesium infusion will be discontinued after the second blood sample is collected.

    Measured: From 5 minutes after tracheal intubation until the end of surgery, defined as the completion of dressing application.

  7. Side effects of magnesium sulfate

    Side effects of magnesium sulfate will be assessed by recording the rates of the following complications: hypotension \& bradycardia (both defined as 2 SD (standard deviation) below the 50th percentile for age), allergic reaction. Need to discontinue the magnesium sulfate/placebo infusion due to side effects.

    Need to administer calcium gluconate.

    Measured: From the beginning of magnesium sulfate application until transfer to the postanesthesia care unit (10 minutes after extubation).

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 2024
  2. Study start9 Sep 2024
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Nov 2027 (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 4
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
188 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06563349
Sponsor's protocol ID
Mg01
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
5 Aug 2024
Last updated
20 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: The datasets used and/or analysed during the study will be available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Publications

  • Cettler M, Zielinska M, Rosada-Kurasinska J, Kubica-Cielinska A, Jarosz K, Bartkowska-Sniatkowska A. Guidelines for treatment of acute pain in children - the consensus statement of the Section of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy. Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2022;54(3):197-218. doi: 10.5114/ait.2022.118972.

    PubMed 36189904
  • Benzon HA, Shah RD, Hansen J, Hajduk J, Billings KR, De Oliveira GS Jr, Suresh S. The Effect of Systemic Magnesium on Postsurgical Pain in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomies: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg. 2015 Dec;121(6):1627-31. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001028.

    PubMed 26501831
  • O'Flaherty JE, Lin CX. Does ketamine or magnesium affect posttonsillectomy pain in children? Paediatr Anaesth. 2003 Jun;13(5):413-21. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01049.x.

    PubMed 12791115

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Intravenous magnesium sulfate and Normal saline infusion in people with Opioid Consumption and Multimodal Analgesia, run by Medical University of Warsaw at 1 site in Poland.

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 11 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Aug 2026. 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 Poland. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Alicja Kuczerowska, MD (601666694 ext. +48, alicja.kuczerowska@uckwum.pl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of patients requiring rescue dose of opioids. (time frame: From tracheal intubation through to postanesthesia care unit admission (10 minutes after extubation).). 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 NCT06563349, which also lists 3 linked publications.

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 20 Aug 2026.

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