Effect of Sedative and Anxiolytic Premedication on Children Experience After General Anesthesia

NCT ID: NCT05681572

Last Updated: 2024-12-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-18

Study Completion Date

2027-10-18

Brief Summary

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Children undergoing general anesthesia for surgery commonly need sedative and anxiolytic premedication but little clinical evidence supports is benefit for children older than 7 years old.

The aim of this prospective randomized clinical trial is to assess the impact of pharmacologic premedication on perioperative children experience.

Detailed Description

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Surgery is a stressful experience in children with preoperative and postoperative anxiety.

For preschooler undergoing surgery, anxiety is the highest in the preoperative period.

Most of studies have been conducted on young children (\< 7yrs old) to show the relationship between preoperative anxiety and emergence of delirium and postoperative maladaptive behavioral changes.

Sedative and anxiolytic medication is frequently used in children to reduce anxiety and postoperative maladaptive experiences. Nevertheless, little clinical evidence supports is benefit for children older than 7 years.

Treating anxiety is not necessarily associated with better experience in all children because premedication causes postoperative sedation, amnesia and cognitive impairment.

The aim of this prospective randomized clinical trial is to assess the impact of pharmacologic premedication on perioperative children experience using self-report questionnaire.

Patients are randomized to 2 groups to received pharmacologic premedication or placebo.

For the premedication group, children are randomly allocated to be premedicated with either with the midazolam or dexmedetomidine

Conditions

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Anesthesia

Keywords

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children premedication anesthesia children perioperative experience anxiety sedation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Patients are randomized to 2 groups to received pharmacologic premedication or placebo.

For the premedication group, children are randomly allocated to be premedicated with either with the midazolam or dexmedetomidine (2 sup-groups).
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
Physicians, the nurse responsible for administration, the staff following the patient and the patient will be blinded to randomisation.

Only the nurse involved in the preparation of experimental treatments is not blinded. She will not be involved in the follow-up of the study.

Study Groups

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Premedication Group (Midazolam)

Midazolam (0,5 mg/kg; max 10 mg), oral administration, 45 minutes prior entering in the operating room

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Midazolam

Intervention Type DRUG

45 minutes before entering the operating room, patient receives the oral treatment according to their randomization arm, here Midazolam , by a blinded nurse.

Premedication Group (Dexmedetomidine)

Dexmedetomidine (2 µg/kg), oral administration, 45 minutes prior entering in the operating room

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dexmedetomidine

Intervention Type DRUG

45 minutes before entering the operating room, patient receives the oral treatment according to their randomization arm, here Dexmedetomidine , by a blinded nurse.

Placebo Group

grenadine syrup (3 mL), oral administration, 45 minutes prior entering in the operating room

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

45 minutes before entering the operating room, patient receives the oral treatment according to their randomization arm, here Grenadine Syrup, by a blinded nurse.

Interventions

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Midazolam

45 minutes before entering the operating room, patient receives the oral treatment according to their randomization arm, here Midazolam , by a blinded nurse.

Intervention Type DRUG

Dexmedetomidine

45 minutes before entering the operating room, patient receives the oral treatment according to their randomization arm, here Dexmedetomidine , by a blinded nurse.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

45 minutes before entering the operating room, patient receives the oral treatment according to their randomization arm, here Grenadine Syrup, by a blinded nurse.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject over 7 and under 18 years of age
* Subjects who are scheduled for surgery
* Subject who will be under general anesthesia
* Subject able to complete a self-questionnaire in French

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject who has already participated in the pediaPREM study
* Subject with a treated anxiety disorder
* Subject with cognitive disorders
* Subject suffering from chronic pain (outside the operated area)
* Subject with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) with or without hyperactivity, with or without treatment
* Subject suffering from mental retardation
* Subjects receiving psychotropic treatment
* Subject whose intervention could reduce the ability to complete a self-questionnaire (neurosurgery etc.)
* Subject with a contra-indication to midazolam and its excipients
* Subject with a contra-indication to dexmedetomidine and its excipients
* Subjects who need to receive intravenous alpha agonist in perioperative
* Subjects requiring emergency intervention
* Subjects requiring preoperative hypnosis
* Subject who needs general anesthesia for diagnostic purposes (biopsy, etc...)
* Subject having had a surgical intervention in the month preceding the inclusion.
* Subject who will have an iterative surgical intervention within 15 days (removal of material, burns etc...)
* Subjects who are scheduled for surgery as part of oncology management
* Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
* Subject whose two parents have not signed a written informed consent
* Subjects who are not affiliated with or benefiting from a social security plan
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Montpellier

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christophe DADURE, PHD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hospital of Montpellier

Locations

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Uhmontpellier

Montpellier, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Sophie BRINGUIER, PHD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 0467338661

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Sophie BRINGUIER, PHARM D, phD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2022-501124-23-00

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RECHMPL21_0354

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id