Status:
COMPLETED
Magnesium vs Placebo for Tonsillectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-10 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial using intravenous magnesium versus placebo to determine if systemic magnesium can decrease postoperative pain in pediatric patients undergoing ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged 4-10 years old undergoing tonsillectomy by a single surgeon and under the care of that participating surgeon
- American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) patient classification of I-III
Exclusion
- Physical or developmental delay
- Psychiatric illness
- Current use of sedative or anticonvulsant medication
- Pre-existing renal disease
- Pre-existing cardiovascular disease
- Regular use of analgesic medication
- Having other procedures in addition to tonsillectomy (however, patients undergoing adenoidectomy with their tonsillectomy will be included in the study)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02218424
Start Date
October 1 2014
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
January 3 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611