NCT05874245

Brief Summary

Anxiety preceding surgery results in hemodynamic instability, metabolic side effects, increased post-operative pain, and agitation during emergence. Therefore, pharmacological interventions are used to reduce pre-operative anxiety and enhance anesthetic induction without delaying recovery. The premedication must be administered in a manner that is safe, painless, and without significant adverse effects. In children, the incidence of emergency agitation or delirium after general anesthesia ranges from 10% to 80% and significantly increases the incidence of other complications after anesthesia, such as self-injury, prolonged postanesthesia care unit (PACU) stay, frustration of parents and care providers. Numerous pharmacological and non-pharmacological techniques, including sedative premedication, parental presence, and training programs for participants and their parents, have been investigated to reduce anxiety and enhance compliance during anesthesia induction. An ideal premedication prescription should sedate a child to facilitate separation from parents, thus simplifying anesthesia induction and creating a pleasant surgical experience for both children and parents. \[5\] Anxiolysis is the major objective of premedication in children, as it facilitates separation from parents and facilitates the induction of anesthesia. Premedication may also induce amnesia, the prevention of physiologic stress, vagolysis, a decrease in total anesthetic requirements, a lower likelihood of aspiration, decreased salivation and secretions, antiemesis, and analgesia. All drugs have the potential to make people sleepy and slow their breathing, so they must be given with extreme care and closely watched. Ketamine is a useful sedative and analgesic for preventing preoperative anxiety in children; it exerts its analgesic effect through the reversible antagonist action of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. It has analgesic and sedative effects in different doses of administration. Ketamine is often administered orally and is αreported to be safe and effective in pediatric patients. An effective sedative and analgesic with minimal respiratory depressive effects is dexmedetomidine, an α2-adrenoceptor agonist. It also reduces the hemodynamic stress response due to its sympatholytic effect. These characteristics make it a possible anesthetic premedication. Midazolam, a water-soluble benzodiazepine, is commonly used as a preanesthetic medicine in children due to its several favorable effects: sedation, anxiolysis, antegrade amnesia, rapid onset, and brief duration of action. Adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy are the most common surgical procedures done on children. Hence, the present study will be conducted to objectively evaluate, the perioperative effects of oral dexmedetomidine, ketamine, or midazolam premedication in patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
222

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2023

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2023

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 5, 2023

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 24, 2023

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2024

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

June 26, 2023

Status Verified

June 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

April 5, 2023

Last Update Submit

June 23, 2023

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • measure sedative effectes of Dexmedetomidine, Ketamine, or Midazolam using modified observer's assessment of alertness/sedation scale and parental separation anxiety scale.

    measure sedative effectes of Dexmedetomidine, Ketamine, or Midazolam using modified observer's assessment of alertness/sedation scale and parental separation anxiety scale.

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Amount of analgesia required postperative by Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Behavioural Pain Scale.

    12 months

  • Measure Emergence agitation by Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)

    12 months

Study Arms (3)

Group D; oral Dexmedetomidine

EXPERIMENTAL

will receive 4 micrograms/kg oral Dexmedetomidine diluted in paracetamol \[Paracetamol syrup 150 mg/5ml\] at a dose of 15 mg/kg given 45 minutes before the induction of anaesthesia.

Drug: oral Dexmedetomidine

Group K; oral ketamine group

EXPERIMENTAL

will receive 6 mg/kg oral Ketamine diluted in paracetamol \[Paracetamol syrup 150 mg/5ml\] at a dose of 15 mg/kg 45 minutes before the induction of anaesthesia.

Drug: oral ketamine

Group M; oral Midazolam group

EXPERIMENTAL

will receive 0.3 mg/kg (maximum 20 mg) oral Midazolam diluted in paracetamol \[Paracetamol syrup 150 mg/5ml\] at a dose of 15 mg/kg given 45 minutes before the induction of anaesthesia.

Drug: oral Midazolam

Interventions

will receive 4 micrograms/kg oral Dexmedetomidine diluted in paracetamol \[Paracetamol syrup 150 mg/5ml\] at a dose of 15 mg/kg given 45 minutes before the induction of anaesthesia

Group D; oral Dexmedetomidine

will receive 6 mg/kg oral ketamine diluted in paracetamol \[Paracetamol syrup 150 mg/5ml\] at a dose of 15 mg/kg 45 minutes before the induction of anaesthesia

Group K; oral ketamine group

will receive 0.3 mg/kg (maximum 20 mg) oral Midazolam diluted in paracetamol \[Paracetamol syrup 150 mg/5ml\] at a dose of 15 mg/kg given 45 minutes before the induction of anaesthesia

Group M; oral Midazolam group

Eligibility Criteria

Age3 Years - 8 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • All patients within the age range of 3 to 8 years old.
  • Elective non complicated adenotonsillectomy.
  • ASA I or II physical status.

You may not qualify if:

  • Refusal of the patient's parents or legal guardians to give informed consent.
  • History of allergy to any of the study drugs.
  • Preoperative intake of opioid or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs within 24 h before surgery.
  • Neurological and/or psychological diseases.
  • Associated cardio-respiratory illness

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Menoufia university hospitails

Shibīn al Kawm, Menoufia, 32111, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

DexmedetomidineKetamineMidazolam

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ImidazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsCyclohexanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsBenzodiazepinesBenzazepinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring

Central Study Contacts

Ahmed Abosayar, Assisstant lecturer

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
All are blinded
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: The study will be a prospective randomized double-blind study. Patients will be randomized into three groups using a closed envelope technique in sequentially numbered opaque envelopes that will be opened by an anesthesiologist not involved in the study
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 5, 2023

First Posted

May 24, 2023

Study Start

March 1, 2023

Primary Completion

March 1, 2024

Study Completion

March 1, 2024

Last Updated

June 26, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

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