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Clinical Trials/NCT05728892
NCT05728892RecruitingNot Applicable

Melatonin and Its Effect on the Perioperative Opioid Needs in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery.

Ain Shams University1 site in 1 country72 target enrollmentStarted: January 25, 2023Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Recruiting
Enrollment
72
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Postoperative pain

Study Overview

Brief Summary

To study the role of Preoperative Melatonin adminsteration in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries regarding its analgesic and sedative effects

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
2 Years to 10 Years (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age from 2 to 10 years.
  • Sex: Both sexes.
  • Patients with ASA classificaion I and II.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Declining to give written informed consent.
  • History of allergy to the medications used in the study.
  • psychiatric disorder.
  • ASA classification III-V.
  • Fever ,cough , asthma or upper respiratory tract infection, neuromuscular disorders, spine abnormalities.
  • Anticipated difficult airway .
  • History of malignant hyperthermia

Arms & Interventions

Group A

Active Comparator

patients undergoing abdominal surgery receiving melatonin

Intervention: Melatonin 3 MG (Drug)

Group B

Placebo Comparator

control group

Intervention: Placebo (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative pain

Time Frame: Discharge from postanesthesia care unit (1 hour)

Assesment of pain will be done using Face, Leg, Activity , Crying and Consolability behavioural pain scale (FLACC), Each category is scored on the 0-2 scale, which results in a total score of 0-10. 0 = Relaxed and comfortable, 1-3 = Mild discomfort, 4-6 = Moderate pain and 7-10 = Severe discomfort or pain or both.

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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