Status:

COMPLETED

Incidence of Pain After Craniotomy in Children

Lead Sponsor:

San Gerardo Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Milano Bicocca

Royal Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Disruption or Dehiscence of Closure of Skull or Craniotomy

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-10 years

Brief Summary

The primary objective is to assess the incidence and severity of pain after major craniotomy in paediatric patients (from 1 month to 10 years of age). The secondary objective is to determine factors ...

Detailed Description

Research in the adult population has evaluated incidence and severity of post-neurosurgical pain, and effectiveness of different post-neurosurgical analgesic regimens. Several small studies report the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and Female children from 1 month to 10 years Of age
  • American Society of Anaesthesiologists Classification (ASA) I-III
  • Scheduled for supratentorial or infratentorial craniotomy
  • Admission to an Intensive Care Unit, Neurosurgery ward or paediatric ward of one of the hospitals included
  • Children whose parents (or legal tutors) have given their informed written consent

Exclusion

  • Emergency surgery for multiple trauma.
  • Children requiring muscular relaxants during the postoperative period
  • Children whose parents (or legal tutors) denied their own consensus

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

218 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01142830

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

February 25 2013

Active Locations (8)

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Ospedale Riuniti

Bergamo, Italy

2

Policlinico Universitario

Catania, Italy

3

Meyer Hospital

Florence, Italy

4

Ospedale pediatrico Gaslini

Genova, Italy