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Effect of Intravenous Fentanyl on the Occurrence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting According to Time of Administration Around the End of Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy

Effect of Intravenous Fentanyl on the Occurrence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting According to Time of Administration Around the End of Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03343002
Enrollment
140
Registered
2017-11-17
Start date
2017-11-26
Completion date
2018-08-27
Last updated
2019-08-08

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Conditions

Follicular Tonsillitis (Chronic)

Brief summary

Fentanyl is a commonly used drug for the prevention of emergence agitation and reduction in postoperative pain in children receiving tonsillectomy. However, fentanyl can cause postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), which is a main target side effect that medical staff strives to prevent. However, recent meta-analysis showed that the incidence of PONV may be different depending on the time of administration of fentanyl. However, the research design of patients enrolled in each study, such as the age, the name of the operation, and the method of anesthesia, is not identical. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fentanyl in patients undergoing tonsillectomy with a prospective randomized controlled trial. Secondary outcomes include incidence and severity of emergence agitation and anesthesia recovery time, postanesthesia care unit (PACU) time, side effects.

Interventions

DRUGfentanyl at 10-15 min before end of surgery

Label 2 syringe is filled with 1mcg/kg of fentanyl, label 1 syringe is filled with same amount of saline solution. If the surgeon notifies the anesthesiologist 10-15 minutes before the end of the operation, the syringe drug labeled 1 will be administered intravenously(that is, normal saline ). At the end of the surgery, the syringe drug labeled 2 is administered intravenously((that is, 1mcg/kg of fentanyl)

DRUGfentanyl at end of surgery

Label 2 syringe is filled with 1mcg/kg of fentanyl, label 1 syringe is filled with same amount of saline solution. If the surgeon notifies the anesthesiologist 10-15 minutes before the end of the operation, the syringe drug labeled 1 will be administered intravenously(that is, normal saline ). At the end of the surgery, the syringe drug labeled 2 is administered intravenously((that is, 1mcg/kg of fentanyl)

Sponsors

Yonsei University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Pediatric patients aged 3 to 7 years with ASA 1-II scheduled for tonsillectomy (or adenoidal tonsillectomy)

Exclusion criteria

* 1\. History of developmental disorder, cognitive impairment, cerebral palsy * 2\. History of seizures(not simple febrile convulsions) * 3\. Upper respiratory infections * 4\. Structural airway disease predicting difficult airway * 5\. History of an adverse reaction, including allergic reactions to fentanyl

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomitingIn 10-minute increments from immediately(less than 3 min) after entering PACU to departureOccurrence of nausea and vomiting- Described as yes/no (Observation of medical personnel or Subjective symptoms of the patient by the definition below) Nausea: feeling of the urge to vomit vomiting: retching and any expulsion of liquid gastric contents

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
PAED scale score: *Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale: range 0-20 points. If the score is more than 12, it is considered to be EA occurrence.In 10-minute increments from immediately(less than 3 min) after entering PACU to departure\*Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale: range 0-20 points. If the score is more than 12, it is considered to be EA occurrence.
five-step EA scale: *five-step Emergence Agitation scale: range 1-5 score. If the score is 4 or more, it is regarded as EA occurrence.In 10-minute increments from immediately(less than 3 min) after entering PACU to departure\*five-step Emergence Agitation scale: range 1-5 score. If the score is 4 or more, it is regarded as EA occurrence.
FLACC score FLACC score (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale): range 0-10. If the score is 4 or more, Pain control is considered necessary.In 10-minute increments from immediately after entering PACU to departure
anesthesia recovery timeup to 1 day after end of surgery\<1\> time until regular respiration is possible after end of surgery , \<2\>time to extubate after end of surgery, and \<3\>eye opening time in response to initial verbal command after end of surgery
Occurrence of side effectIn 10-minute increments from immediately(less than 3 min) after entering PACU to departureairway obstruction, laryngospasm, desaturation, drowsiness, pruritus, hypotension, bradycardia

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026