Narcotic vs. Non-narcotic Pain Regimens After Pediatric Appendectomy

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03528343

Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (Lost research support for enrolling patients)

First Posted : May 17, 2018

Last Update Posted : February 7, 2020

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

Primary Children's Hospital

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Sean Stokes, University of Utah

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

Study was withdrawn before participants were enrolled.

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Withdrawn
Actual Primary Completion Date :	December 1, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :	December 1, 2017

Publications:

Blakely ML, Spurbeck WW, Lobe TE. Current status of laparoscopic appendectomy in children. Semin Pediatr Surg. 1998 Nov;7(4):225-7.

Buckius MT, McGrath B, Monk J, Grim R, Bell T, Ahuja V. Changing epidemiology of acute appendicitis in the United States: study period 1993-2008. J Surg Res. 2012 Jun 15;175(2):185-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.07.017. Epub 2011 Aug 9.

Tomecka MJ, Bortsov AV, Miller NR, Solano N, Narron J, McNaull PP, Ricketts KJ, Lupa CM, McLean SA. Substantial postoperative pain is common among children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy. Paediatr Anaesth. 2012 Feb;22(2):130-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03711.x. Epub 2011 Sep 29.

Gerbershagen HJ, Aduckathil S, van Wijck AJ, Peelen LM, Kalkman CJ, Meissner W. Pain intensity on the first day after surgery: a prospective cohort study comparing 179 surgical procedures. Anesthesiology. 2013 Apr;118(4):934-44. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31828866b3.

Finley GA, McGrath PJ, Forward SP, McNeill G, Fitzgerald P. Parents' management of children's pain following 'minor' surgery. Pain. 1996 Jan;64(1):83-7.

Alkhoury F, Knight C, Stylianos S, Zerpa J, Pasaron R, Mora J, Aserlind A, Malvezzi L, Burnweit C. Prospective Comparison of Nonnarcotic versus Narcotic Outpatient Oral Analgesic Use after Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Early Discharge. Minim Invasive Surg. 2014;2014:509632. doi: 10.1155/2014/509632. Epub 2014 Apr 14.

Chambers CT, Finley GA, McGrath PJ, Walsh TM. The parents' postoperative pain measure: replication and extension to 2-6-year-old children. Pain. 2003 Oct;105(3):437-43.

Abou-Karam M, Dubé S, Kvann HS, Mollica C, Racine D, Bussières JF, Lebel D, Nguyen C, Thibault M. Parental Report of Morphine Use at Home after Pediatric Surgery. J Pediatr. 2015 Sep;167(3):599-604.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.035. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Liu Y, Seipel C, Lopez ME, Nuchtern JG, Brandt ML, Fallon SC, Manyang PA, Tjia IM, Baijal RG, Watcha MF. A retrospective study of multimodal analgesic treatment after laparoscopic appendectomy in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013 Dec;23(12):1187-92. doi: 10.1111/pan.12271. Epub 2013 Sep 25.

Alkhoury F, Malvezzi L, Knight CG, Diana J, Pasaron R, Mora J, Aserlind A, Stylianos S, Burnweit C. Routine same-day discharge after acute or interval appendectomy in children: a prospective study. Arch Surg. 2012 May;147(5):443-6. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2012.132.

Stessel B, Theunissen M, Fiddelers AA, Joosten EA, Kessels AG, Gramke HF, Marcus MA. Controlled-release oxycodone versus naproxen at home after ambulatory surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp. 2014 Nov 28;76:120-5. doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2014.10.001. eCollection 2014 Dec.

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