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Efficacy of ultrasound-guided maxillary nerve block in postoperative analgesia for pediatric palatine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Efficacy of ultrasound-guided maxillary nerve block in postoperative analgesia for pediatric palatine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1011210004
Enrollment
42
Registered
2021-04-27
Start date
2021-04-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Interventions

Consent will be obtained from patients and their guardians on the day before surgery, and the groups will be randomly assigned. On the day of surgery, midazolam syrup 0.5 mg/kg will be administered 30

Sponsors

Chaki Tomohiro
Lead Sponsor
Yamakage Michiaki
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pediatric patients undergoing palatine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy under general anesthesia Age range: 3-7 years Selection criteria Pediatric patients who will undergo palatine tonsillectomy only Pediatric patients undergoing palatine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are allergic to ropivacaine Patients who have an anatomical abnormality in the area where maxillary nerve block is performed. Patients who are judged by the anesthesiologist in charge, the principal investigator, or the sub-investigator to be inappropriate for participation in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
FLACC scores immediately after surgery, 2 hours, 4 hours, and 24 hours after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Intraoperative opioid use (fentanyl, remifentanil) CHEOPS score immediately after surgery, 2 hours, 4 hours, and 24 hours after surgery Face scale immediately after surgery, 2 hours, 4 hours, and 24 hours after surgery Mother's satisfaction (NRS: 0-10) at 24 hours after surgery Time to first use of rescue analgesia after surgery Number of rescue analgesics used in the first 24 hours after surgery Time to postoperative drinking Time to postoperative drinking Time to postoperative feeding Incidence of adverse events (nausea and vomiting, hypoxic events (SpO2<92%), airway-related adverse events requiring tracheal intubation and ventilatory management)

Contacts

Public ContactSho Kumita

Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine

todonotumari@me.com+81-11-688-9663

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026