Postoperative Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
To study the role of Preoperative Melatonin adminsteration in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries regarding its analgesic and sedative effects
Interventions
DRUGMelatonin 3 MG
Preopertive melatonin adminstration oral 0.2 mg /kg 45 min before general anaethesia.
OTHERPlacebo
Placebo medication will be given to control group
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age from 2 to 10 years. * Sex: Both sexes. * Patients with ASA classificaion I and II.
Exclusion criteria
* Declining to give written informed consent. * History of allergy to the medications used in the study. * psychiatric disorder. * ASA classification III-V. * Fever ,cough , asthma or upper respiratory tract infection, neuromuscular disorders, spine abnormalities. * Anticipated difficult airway . * History of malignant hyperthermia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postoperative pain | Discharge from postanesthesia care unit (1 hour) | Assesment of pain will be done using Face, Leg, Activity , Crying and Consolability behavioural pain scale (FLACC), Each category is scored on the 0-2 scale, which results in a total score of 0-10. 0 = Relaxed and comfortable, 1-3 = Mild discomfort, 4-6 = Moderate pain and 7-10 = Severe discomfort or pain or both. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactMohamed A Tolba, MD
Backup ContactDiaaeldein M Haiba
Outcome results
None listed