Narcotic vs. Non-narcotic Pain Regimens After Pediatric Appendectomy

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Appendicitis, Pain, Postoperative

In brief

There is concern that pain prescription after outpatient pediatric surgical procedures is excessive and is in excess of patient need. Current practice following pediatric appendectomy is to prescribe all children with 5-15 doses of narcotic pain medication upon discharge regardless of their age, severity of appendicitis, or pain control in the hospital. This study examines the amount of narcotic pain control required by pediatric patients after undergoing appendectomy using a randomized controlled trial study design. Pain control will be assessed with a post-operative pain scale, patient satisfaction survey, and parent satisfaction survey on the days following surgery and at post-operative follow-up. The hypothesis is that the pain scores and patient satisfaction surveys will show no difference in post-operative pain control between the two arms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03528343

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

0

Starts

2017-09-05

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Children ages 0 to 18 years old
• Patients have undergone appendectomy by any technique (open, laparoscopic, single-port)

You may not qualify if…

• Patients on chronic opioids
• Patient undergoes a more extensive or additional procedures at the time of operation due to complications or other indication
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Primary Children's Hospital — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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