Methadone for Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Outpatient Strabismus Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03778372

Enrollment

Registered

2018-12-19

Start date

2019-01-01

Completion date

2020-12-13

Last updated

2022-07-19

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Conditions

Emergence Delirium, Strabismus

Brief summary

Strabismus surgery for children is a very common procedure, with a high incidence of emergence delirium in the recovery room. Pain is often implicated in delirium. The primary aim of this study is to determine whether a single, intraoperative dose of methadone for outpatient ambulatory pediatric strabismus surgery reduces postoperative delirium.

Interventions

DRUGMethadone

see desc above

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

0 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* ASA I/II children undergoing outpatient strabismus surgery

Exclusion criteria

* anything not meeting the above

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale scores	measured every 10 minutes in the recovery room, until patient is discharged, up to 6 hours.	A low total score would indicate less emergence delirium

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
wong-baker or numeric pain scores, depending on age	measured every 10 minutes in the recovery room, until patient is discharged, up to 6 hours.	A low total score would indicate less pain
discharge time	24 hours	time the patient is actually discharged from recovery room

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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