Intravenous Lidocaine in the Prevention of Postoperative Vomiting in Elective Tonsil Surgery

NCT ID: NCT01986309

Last Updated: 2015-09-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

92 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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There some evidence regarding the effect of lidocaine for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in adults.

Detailed Description

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The investigators want to know whether with intravenous lidocaine a adjunct for general anesthesia for children between 2 and 12 years who are undergoing tonsillectomy, with or without adenoids has the same effect.

Conditions

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Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group L

Group L Lidocaine load dose 1.5 mg / kg over 5 minutes, followed by continuous infusion of 2 mg / kg / h, which is maintained until the end of surgical procedure

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Lidocaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Bolus 1.5 mg/kg over 5 minutes, then an infusion of 2 mg/kg/h

Group P

Normal saline solution administered under the same regimen

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Normal saline

Intervention Type DRUG

Sodium Chloride 0.9% infusion

Interventions

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Lidocaine

Bolus 1.5 mg/kg over 5 minutes, then an infusion of 2 mg/kg/h

Intervention Type DRUG

Normal saline

Sodium Chloride 0.9% infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Saline solution

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children between 2 and 12 years
* ASA I or II
* Programmed for elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

* Obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 95th percentile for age and sex.
* Use of antiemetic drugs during the 24 hours before surgery.
* Gastroesophageal reflux.
* History of allergy to any of the drugs used in the study.
* Down Syndrome.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Fernando R Altermatt, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Locations

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División de Anestesia - Facultad de Medicina Pontificia Universidad Católica

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

Site Status

Countries

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Chile

References

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Echevarria GC, Altermatt FR, Paredes S, Puga V, Auad H, Veloso AM, Elgueta MF. Intra-operative lidocaine in the prevention of vomiting after elective tonsillectomy in children: A randomised controlled trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 May;35(5):343-348. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000807.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29570108 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PG 08-12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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