Clinical trials: Anesthesiology
Postoperative Pain
Pediatric Tonsillectomy Pain Reduction Study
Tonsillectomy is associated with a significant decrease quality of life in children secondary to pain, which is worsened with swallowing.
- Trial name
- NCT00678379
- Testing
- lidocaine (1%) + bupivacaine (0.5%), Normal saline, Lidocaine (1%) + Bupivacaine (0.5%) + Clonidine (25mcg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pain
Topical Amethocaine Gel for Intramuscular Injection in Term Neonates
This study will examine the efficacy of topical amethocaine gel (Ametop) in decreasing the pain response in term neonates subjected to intramuscular injection for administration of vitamin K.
- Trial name
- NCT00267111
- Testing
- Eucerin plus, Amethocaine gel 4%
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Premedication, Endotracheal Intubation
Premedication Trial for Tracheal Intubation of the NEOnate
Multicenter double blind randomized controlled trial comparing "atropine+propofol" vs "atropine+atracurium+sufentanil" as a premedication prior to endotracheal intubation of the neonate.
- Trial name
- PRETTINEO (NCT01490580)
- Testing
- atropine+ propofol, atropine + atracurium + sufentanil
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Hypothermia
An Epidemiology Survey on the Incidence of Perioperative Hypothermia
The purpose of this study is to understand and grasp the incidence rate of hypothermia during perioperative period of elective operations under general anaesthesia in Beijing.
- Trial name
- NCT01913041
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 869 people
- Sponsor
- Jie YI
Pain
Methadone in Pediatric Anesthesiology II
Three arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a single dose of intraoperative methadone in reducing post-operative pain and opioid consumption in adolescents undergoing posterior spinal fusion.
- Trial name
- MEPAII (NCT01990573)
- Testing
- 0.3mg/kg IV methadone HCl, 0.4mg/kg IV methadon HCl, control no methadone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Airway Complication of Anaesthesia
Effectiveness and Safety of the Levitan Scope for Laryngoscopy and Tracheal Intubation With a Simulated Difficult Airway
A laryngoscope is a medical instrument that is used to get a view of the voice box and the space in between the vocal cords. A laryngoscope is used to place a breathing tube into the trachea (windpipe or airway) to protect the…
- Trial name
- NCT01491984
- Testing
- Laryngoscopy order: 1) MAC, 2) Levitan, Laryngoscopy order: 1) Levitan, 2) MAC
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Anesthesia, Depth of Hypnosis Monitoring
The Effect of DSA on Recovery of Anaesthesia in Children
In this randomised, blinded study, we will investigate the influence of DSA on recovery from general anaesthesia. DSA monitoring provides continuous information on depth of hypnosis.
- Trial name
- DSA-RCT-1 (NCT05525104)
- Testing
- Narcotrend Monitor (MT MonitorTechnik, Hannover, Germany)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Infertility
Experience of Pain During Oocyte Retrieval- a Comparison Between Two Aspiration Needles
The purpose of the study is to compare the pain experience between the patients that have had their transvaginal oocytes retrieval with ultrasound guidance performed with reduced single lumen needle (Vitrolife Sweden AB…
- Trial name
- NCT00924885
- Testing
- Swemed Follicle Aspiration Set Reduced Single Lumen, Swemed Follicle Aspiration Set Single Lumen (1.4 mm)
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 257 people
- Sponsor
- Vitrolife
Pain, Needle Phobia
The Efficacy of EMLA Cream vs. Synera Patch for Pain Reduction During Venipuncture in Children
This study compares the efficacy of the Synera patch with Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics (EMLA) as a topical anesthetic for venipuncture in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00530803
- Testing
- EMLA Cream, Synera Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Methemoglobinemia
Methemoglobin Levels in Generally Anesthetized Pediatric Dental Patients Receiving Local Anesthetics
To establish and compare maximum methemoglobin blood levels and times to maximum methemoglobin blood levels following the administration of the injectable local anesthetics prilocaine and lidocaine when used for dental treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT01402869
- Testing
- 4% prilocaine plain, 2% Lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Hypothermia, Anesthesia
Electric Warming Mattress to Prevent IPH During LSCS
This study will demonstrate whether an electric warming mattress can reduce the number of patients who get cold and shiver after elective cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Hypothermia, Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia Problems
- Trial name
- ObsIPH (NCT01054209)
- Testing
- Warming with warming mattress
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Observational Study
Motion of Kids on Radiation Treatment
At Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, a comprehensive approach to help children stay still during radiation treatment (RT) such as audio-visual distraction (television) is routinely used.
- Trial name
- NCT03995849
- Testing
- Cone Beam CT Scan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Effect of Ketorolac on Post Adenotonsillectomy Pain
This randomized prospective study aims to determine the effect of ketorolac on the total dose of morphine required to achieve postoperative analgesia in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT03467750
- Testing
- Ketorolac, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Child
Correlation of Nasopharyngeal (NP) and Lower Oesophageal (LO) Temperatures in Ventilated Children
Children lose heat under general anaesthesia, thus temperature is routinely monitored during anaesthesia for all but the shortest cases, and active warming can be used to prevent hypothermia and its resulting complications.
- Trial name
- NCT02201628
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal and oesophageal temperature probes
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Inguinal Hernia
A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Regional and General Anesthesia for Effects on Neurodevelopmental Outcome and Apnea in Infants
The primary purpose of the GAS study is to determine whether different types of anesthesia (Regional versus General) given to 720 infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair results in equivalent neurodevelopmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- GAS (NCT00756600)
- Testing
- Regional Anesthesia, General Anesthesia
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 643 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Physiological Effects of Drugs, Anesthetics
Effectiveness of the Comfort-In Needle Free Injection System During Palatal Infiltrative Anesthesia
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare two different injection methods in children. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the needle-free injection method more painless than the traditional dental method?…
- Trial name
- NCT06606587
- Testing
- Comfort-in Jet Injection Method, Traditional Dental Injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Congenital Heart Disease
Paravertebral Nerve Blocks in Neonates
This study is a prospective, randomized, non-blinded clinical trial examining the use of paravertebral peripheral nerve block in the neonatal and infant populations.
- Trial name
- NCT03408340
- Testing
- Paravertebral Nerve Block, Standard of Care Anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Psychomotor Agitation
Does Intraoperative Clonidine Reduce Post Operative Agitation in Children?
Clonidine is widely used off-label in children for several indications. Clonidine is used for treatment and/or prevention of postoperative agitation in children anaesthetised with Sevoflurane.
- Trial name
- NCT02361476
- Testing
- Clonidine
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 379 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Intraoperative Awareness
Closed Loop Propofol Administration in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of the study is to evaluate and compare the feasibility, efficacy and safety of IAADS (Improved Anaesthetic Agent Delivery System) for propofol anaesthesia against manual control using bispectral index in paediatric…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Intraoperative Awareness, Automated Drug Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT01600287
- Testing
- IAADS, Manual propofol administration
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Local Anaesthetic Drug Adverse Reaction
Computer - Controlled Intraligamentary Local Anaesthesia In Extraction of Primary Molars
Background: Exodontia poses a psychological threat for children, increasing the need for profound local anesthesia to assure painless extraction and maintain child cooperation on the dental chair.
- Trial name
- NCT04739735
- Testing
- Dental Local Anaesthesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University