Gabapentin Premedication to Reduce Postoperative Pain for Pediatric Tonsillectomy

Recruiting now · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Tonsillitis, Tonsillectomy

In brief

The purpose of this pilot study: 1) to examine the use of gabapentin in reducing pain in the first 48 hours postoperatively including the total amount of narcotics mg/kg given 2) to record the time to first analgesic postoperatively and 3) to compare Wong Baker and the 0-10 numeric pain distress scale scores at 12, 24 and 48 hours postoperatively. We hypothesize one 15mg/kg (up to 600mg) dose of gabapentin will decrease mean narcotic amounts in mg/kg compared to participants who do not receive preoperative gabapentin and will demonstrate a decreased mean time to first analgesic as well as to lower mean pain scores for each age group at 12, 24 and 48 hours.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03625011

Run by

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

People needed

50

Starts

2018-07-31

Expected to finish

2019-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-24

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• participants age 3-18 years
• ASA class 1 or 2
• elective Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy
• outpatient setting.

You may not qualify if…

• BMI >40kg/m2
• history of renal insufficiency, chronic pain
• allergy to gabapentin
• history of developmental delay

Where it is running

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Atlanta, Georgia, United States (enrolling)

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