Tramadol Versus Fentanyl for Post-Operative Analgesia in Newborn Infants

NCT ID: NCT00713726

Last Updated: 2008-07-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Study Completion Date

2008-07-31

Brief Summary

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In newborn infants submitted to surgical procedures, tramadol may provide an effective analgesia and decrease the time on mechanical ventilation support and the time to achieve full enteral feeding.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pain Neonatal Infections Analgesia

Keywords

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Pain Analgesia Newborn Infant Opioids Side-effects Intensive care Postoperative

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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F

Patients that received continued infusion of fentanyl at a steady dose for the first 48 hours and, then, doses were gradually decreases until stop

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

FentanyL

Intervention Type DRUG

Fentanyl: 1 µg/kg/h for preterm infants and 2 µg/kg/h for term infants for 48 hours and than gradually decrease until interruption of the drug.

T

Patients that received continued infusion of tramadol at a steady dose for the first 48 hours and, then, doses were gradually decreases until stop

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tramadol

Intervention Type DRUG

Tramadol: 0.1 mg/kg/h for preterm infants and 0.2 mg/kg/h for term infants for 48 hours and than gradually decrease until interruption of the drug.

Interventions

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FentanyL

Fentanyl: 1 µg/kg/h for preterm infants and 2 µg/kg/h for term infants for 48 hours and than gradually decrease until interruption of the drug.

Intervention Type DRUG

Tramadol

Tramadol: 0.1 mg/kg/h for preterm infants and 0.2 mg/kg/h for term infants for 48 hours and than gradually decrease until interruption of the drug.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infant 0-28 days of life with indication of large or medium surgical procedure (definition according to the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association - 2002)

Exclusion Criteria

* Death or hospital discharge until 72 hours after surgical procedure
* New surgery until 72 hours after the studied surgical procedure
* Proved bacterial infection before surgery
* Ambiguous genitalia
* Chromosomal syndromes
Maximum Eligible Age

28 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Federal University of São Paulo

Principal Investigators

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Ruth Guinsburg, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Federal University of São Paulo

Ana Julia C Alencar

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Federal university of são Paulo and Albert Sabin Hospital

Locations

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Albert Sabin Hospital

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Alencar AJ, Sanudo A, Sampaio VM, Gois RP, Benevides FA, Guinsburg R. Efficacy of tramadol versus fentanyl for postoperative analgesia in neonates. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2012 Jan;97(1):F24-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.2010.203851. Epub 2011 Apr 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21471025 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1386/06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id