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Analgo-Sedative Effects Of Oral, Or Nebulized Ketamine In Pre-schoolers Undergoing Elective Surgery.

Early Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Analgesia
Conscious Sedation
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03885427
Lead Sponsor
Zagazig University
Brief Summary

the primary objective of this study is to investigate the sedative, and analgesic effects of oral, or nebulized ketamine as premedication drugs, and providing postoperative analgesia for the preschoolers and decrease their need for systemic analgesia.The secondary objective is to compare each sedation technique after oral, or nebulized ketamine for safety ,and procedural outcomes.

Detailed Description

Preoperative communication, premedication interventions, and being accompanied by parents are useful methods in decreasing preoperative separation anxiety , postoperative psychological trauma, and ensuring smooth induction for preschoolers undergoing elective surgery.

Procedural sedation, and analgesia was defined by O'Donnell as a drug induced state of decreasing awareness, pain, and memory that allowing patient continue his ,or her own protective reflexes, and moving purposefully( O' Donnell etal, 2003).

Ketamine is an anesthetic drug having sedative, and analgesic properties with different routes of administration in children (IV, intramuscular, subcutaneous, oral, rectal, sublingual, intranasal, and nebulized) .

Ketamine produces its analgesic properties in acut pain management from reversible antagonizing the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)receptors , reducing levels of many proinflammatory mediators in the acute phase, and acting on other non-NMDA pathways that playing important roles in pain, and mood regulation, like its effect on µ-opioid receptors, nicotinic, muscarinic cholinergic, ɣ-aminobutyric acid receptors, activation of high -affinity D2 dopamine receptors, and L-type voltage-gated calcium channels.

The oral route is the most popular than other routes ,as it's safe, efficient, acceptable, and familiar for pediatric patients..

Oral ketamine often requires higher, and frequent doses as it's bioavailability is lower (17-24%) compared to IV (100%),Intramuscular (93%), sublingual/transbuccal(30%), intranasal(25-50%),and inhaler (70%) due to extensive first pass metabolism in liver, and intestine.

Ketamine inhalation is safe, rapid absorption, and affordable route of administration.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
62
Inclusion Criteria
  • Parents acceptance.
  • Age (3-6) years old.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status (ASA) I / II
  • Elective surgery of approximately half to one hour duration under general anesthesia.
  • Child With Body Mass Index (BMI) (15-18kg/m²)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Parents refusal.
  • Altered mental status, and epilepsy.
  • History of allergy to ketamine.
  • Recent respiratory tract infection.
  • Sever dysfunction of the central nervous system.
  • Increased intracranial pressure, and increased intra-ocular pressure.
  • Cardiac dysrhythmia ,and/or congenital heart disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
oral ketamineKetamineevaluate sedative,and analgesic effects
nebulized ketamineKetamineevaluate sedative, and analgesic effects
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
evaluate sedative effects of oral, or nebulized ketamine in preschoolers undergoing elective surgery30 minutes.

• To assess onset time of sedation by sedation scale (SS-5) score.

The sedation scale:

1. Rarely awake, needs shaking, or shouting to wake up.

2. Asleep, eyes closed, wake up when called softly,or lightly touched.

3. Sleepy, but eyes open spontaneously.

4. Awake.

5. Agitated.

compare each sedation technique for the time of separation state.at 30 minutes after drug intake

The separation state will be assessed and designated as satisfactory separation if the Emotional State Scale (ESS-4) score will be no more than two points.

The Emotional State Scale (ESS-4):

1. Calm.

2. Apprehensive, not smiling, tentative behavior, withdrawn.

3. Crying.

4. Thrashing, crying with movements of the arms, and legs, resisting.

compare the sedation technique for successful venous cannulation.at time of attempted cannulation, regardless of whether the vein is actually cannulated on the first attempt.

Successful venous cannulation is defined as an Emotional State Scale (ESS-4≤ 2).

The Emotional State Scale (ESS-4):

1. Calm.

2. Apprehensive, not smiling, tentative behavior, withdrawn.

3. Crying.

4. Thrashing, crying with movements of the arms, and legs, resisting.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
to compare the intensity of pain postoperative.immediately after recovery, and every half hour for four hours postoperative

the intensity of pain will be assessed using modified Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS).

Score 1 2 3 Cry No cry Crying, moaning Scream Facial Smiling Composed Grimace Verbal Positive None, or other complaints Pain complaint Torso Neutral Shifting, tense, upright Restrained Leg Neutral kicks, squirm, drawn up Restrained Touch No touching Reach, touch, grab Restrained CHEOPS pain score=SUM(0)(points for all 6 parameters). Interpretation : minimum score:6, maximum score:18.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zagazig University Hospitsals

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Zagazig, Egypt

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