Peri-operative pain management in children and adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery: pain, nausea and psychological impact
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- SurgeryPost-operative painPost-operative pain after scoliosis surgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12885779
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospital of Northern Sweden (University Hospital of Umeå)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 38
Inclusion Criteria
Children and adolescents (aged 12 - 18 years, either sex) with idiopathic scoliosis scheduled for correction by posterior spinal fusion.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant
2. Allergic to study drugs
3. Unable to present self reports on pain and nausea
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients self-report on pain at rest, measured with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (0 - 100 mm, where 0 means no pain and 100 means worst possible pain) every 4 hours during the six first post-operative days.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method