Home Care Management of Pediatric Pain

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Tonsillectomy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether around-the-clock dosing of pain medication, with or without nurse coaching, increases the effectiveness of pain management (i.e., decreased pain intensity scores with and without swallowing, increased use of pain medication, improved sleep, increased oral intake of fluids, decreased negative behaviors, and the same degree of side effects), over time, compared to standard care with "as needed" dosing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00251628

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

211

Starts

2000-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-08

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Outpatient tonsillectomy, with or without other minor procedures (e.g., ear tube placement); parental consent; child assent (age-appropriate); ability of the child to speak English; ability of the parents to read, write, and speak English; and, access to a telephone.

You may not qualify if…

• History of severe obstructive sleep apnea (causing the child to stop breathing repeatedly during sleep); known problems with vision, hearing, control and coordination of movement, or thinking ability.

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Central California — Madera, California, United States

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