Observational Outcomes in Paediatric Patients Who Receive Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading for Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy, a Randomised Control Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain
- Sponsor
- Jessica Gray
- Enrollment
- 150
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Postoperative Pain Score
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Randomised control trial of 150 paediatric patients aged between 3-8years. One group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate oral drink and the other group will receive current standard care (no drink) prior to undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy.
Outcomes to be reported will be: 1) patient and parent satisfaction; 2) post operative pain score at: recover, 1 hour post op, prior to discharge home and then day 1 postoperatively; 3) PONV rates in recovery, prior to discharge home and again on Day 1 postoperatively; 4) sleep quality night after surgery.
Detailed Description
Children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy will be consented via parents prior to the day of surgery and then randomised to 1 of 2 groups who will either receive the intervention or current standard care. Patients will be recruited from the ENT outpatient clinics in conjunction with the ENT surgeons. Data collection will be undertaken with the aid of experience research assistants.
Investigators
Jessica Gray
Principal Investigator Jessica Gray
IWK Health Centre
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Undergoing Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
- •consented to undertake preop carbohydrate drink and follow up procedures
Exclusion Criteria
- •Increased risk of aspiration or unable to swallow liquids
- •outside age range
- •non-consent to undertake treatment or follow up
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Postoperative Pain Score
Time Frame: day 1 postoperatively
Visual analogue scale (0-5)
Secondary Outcomes
- Quality of sleep(Day 1 post operative)
- Patient and parent satisfaction(Day 1 postoperatively)
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting(4 hours postoperatively)