The Management of Postoperative Craniotomy Pain in Pediatric Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Post Craniotomy Surgery, Cancer, Epilepsy, Vascular Malformations, Craniofacial Reconstructive Surgery

In brief

The purpose of this prospective, clinical observational trial is to assess the incidence of pain (and analgesia), methods of pain assessment (and by whom), prescribed analgesics, methods of analgesic delivery, and patient/parent satisfaction in patients undergoing craniotomy surgery at three major children's hospitals (Boston Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Children's Center Johns Hopkins Hospital) in the United States.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01576601

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

81

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-11

Who can join

Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pediatric patients 0-18 years, who are scheduled to undergo craniotomy surgery for any reason (e.g., brain tumor, epilepsy surgery, craniofacial reconstruction) at either the Boston Children's Hospital, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, or the Children's Center of the Johns Hopkins Hospital will be eligible for enrollment.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who remain intubated after surgery. Additionally, we will exclude patients who are allergic to opioids or who have a history of substance abuse

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Children's Hospital Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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