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DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS AND SAFETY OF USING THE INTRANASAL ROUTE FOR SEDATION FOR PAEDIATRIC CT-SCAN AT KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL, ACCRA, GHANA

FEASIBILITY OF USING INTRANASAL SEDATION FOR PAEDIATRICS CT-SCAN AT THE KORLE-BU TEACHING HOSPITAL, ACCRA, GHANA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202211882566561
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-11-18
Start date
2022-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Paediatrics Anaesthesia

Interventions

Intranasal Sedation with ketamine
intranasal Midazolam sedation
intranasal combination of ketamine and midazolam sedation

Sponsors

BEAUTY NAA YARLEY ANNAN
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria I. All participants whose parents or guardians, during the period of the study give their signed or thumb-printed informed consent to participate. II. Infants weighing not more than ten (10) kilograms. III. American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) I and II physical status (see Appendix 7).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria I. Children with anomalies of the cardiovascular system. II. Children with known allergy or hypersensitive reaction to midazolam or ketamine. III. Presence of otorhinolaryngeal diseases (e.g., rhinitis, nasal polyposis) IV. Children with upper respiratory tract infection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary end-point of the study will be adequate pre-procedural and procedural sedation to complete the scan study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary endpoints included acceptance of IV cannulation, the ease of separation from parents, haemodynamic effects on blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rates changes and the incidence of complications. Other secondary outcomes of interest were sedation onset time, recovery time and number of failed sedations.

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactBEAUTY ANNAN

SENIOR RESIDENT

beautyannan@gmail.com+233244504657

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026