Dexamethasone and Post-tonsillectomy Pain in Children

NCT ID: NCT02793011

Last Updated: 2020-09-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

137 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-30

Study Completion Date

2019-06-27

Brief Summary

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The investigators will use a prospective randomized, controlled design utilizing a single preoperative dose of oral dexamethasone or placebo to achieve these specific aims:

* Specific Aim 1: To evaluate the potential for a single preoperative dose of oral dexamethasone administered the night before surgery to reduce the incidence and severity of early post tonsillectomy pain (PTP) in children
* Specific Aim 2: To prospectively evaluate differences in early PTP experience between overweight/obese children and their lean peers.
* Specific Aim 3: To determine whether circulating inflammatory markers are strongly linked to PTP severity in children and whether they could be potential contributors to the higher pain experienced by overweight/obese children following Tonsillectomy and or Adenoidectomy.

Detailed Description

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(See brief summary as well)

The study will serve as a vehicle for a three-pronged approach (clinical observation, biological basis and therapeutic intervention) reflects the applicants professional interest in translational pediatric obesity research If the investigators find that BMI-dependent disparity exists in Post Tonsillectomy Pain (PTP) and that preoperative down regulation of inflammatory response with one preoperative dose of corticosteroids reduces PTP, our findings should ultimately lead to improved postoperative pain management of pediatric PTP especially in obese children.

Conditions

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Pediatric Post-tonsillectomy Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Dexamethasone

Liquid or capsule dexamethasone - to be taken orally the evening before scheduled tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral dexamethasone elixir (0.5mg/ml or 4 mg/ml) mixed with Ora-sweet or simple syrup to mask the taste. Or 1 mg or 4 mg dexamethasone capsules if age appropriate

Placebo

Placebo liquid or capsule to be taken orally the evening before scheduled tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo liquid (Ora-sweet or simple syrup) or Placebo capsule

Interventions

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Dexamethasone

Oral dexamethasone elixir (0.5mg/ml or 4 mg/ml) mixed with Ora-sweet or simple syrup to mask the taste. Or 1 mg or 4 mg dexamethasone capsules if age appropriate

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo liquid (Ora-sweet or simple syrup) or Placebo capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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corticosteroid

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Scheduled for tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy at University of Michigan, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

* Known hypersensitivity to dexamethasone
* Developmental delay
* Taking chronic analgesics
* Taking chronic systemic steroids
* Treatment with steroids in last 30 days
* Cushings or Prader-Willi or Nephrotic Syndromes
* Diabetes Mellitus
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nationwide Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Olubukola Nafiu

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Olubukola Nafiu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan, CS Mott Children's Hospital, Dept of Otolaryngology

Locations

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University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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5K23GM104354

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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HUM00084860

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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