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Outcomes of Carbohydrate Loading Paediatric Patients Preoperatively for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

NCT03639012 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2018-08-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Randomised control trial of 150 paediatric patients aged between 3-8years. One group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate oral drink and the other group will receive current standard care (no drink) prior to undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy.

Outcomes to be reported will be: 1) patient and parent satisfaction; 2) post operative pain score at: recover, 1 hour post op, prior to discharge home and then day 1 postoperatively; 3) PONV rates in recovery, prior to discharge home and again on Day 1 postoperatively; 4) sleep quality night after surgery.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Postoperative Nausea
  • Satisfaction
  • Sleep
  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Carbohydrate drink

Children randomised to this group will receive a preoperative carbohydrate drink 90-120mins prior to surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jessica Gray

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-30
Primary Completion
2020-02-29
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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