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The Effect of Remifentanil Infusion During Emergence on the Incidence of Emergence Delirium

Information source: Yeungnam University College of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 23, 2015
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Condition(s) targeted: Delirium

Intervention: Remifentanil (Drug); Placebo (Drug)

Phase: N/A

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Yeungnam University College of Medicine

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Sangjin Park, M.D., Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of medicine, Yeungnam University, Daemyung-Dong, Nam-Gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Overall contact:
Sangjin Park, M.D., Phone: 82-53-620-3366, Email: apsj0718@naver.com

Summary

The aim of the present study is to assess the effect of postoperative remifentanil infusion on the incidence of emergence agitation in preschool-aged children undergoing strabismus surgery with sevoflurane anaesthesia.

Clinical Details

Official title: The Effect of Remifentanil Infusion During Emergence on the Incidence of Emergence Delirium After Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Pediatric Strabismus Surgery

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Primary outcome: the scale of emergence agitation

Secondary outcome: the effect of remifentanil on the emergence

Detailed description: Patients are randomly assigned to one of two groups. Anesthesia is maintained with sevoflurane and remifentanil infusion. All patients received a predetermined concentrations of remifentanil according to their group assignments (control group, remifentanil 0 ug/kg/min; remifentanil group, remifentanil 0. 05 ug/kg/min) from 10 minutes before the end of surgery to discharge from postanesthetic care unit. emergence agitation is assessed during the emergence phase.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 3 Years. Maximum age: 7 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II

- preschool-aged children undergoing strabismus surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

- psychological disorders

- emotional disorders

- abnormal cognitive development

- developmental delay

- allergy to the drugs in our protocol

Locations and Contacts

Sangjin Park, M.D., Phone: 82-53-620-3366, Email: apsj0718@naver.com

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yeungnam University hospital, Daegu 705-035, Korea, Republic of; Recruiting
Duckhee Lee, M.D., Phone: 82-53-620-3365, Email: apsj0718@naver.com
Sangjin Park, M.D., Principal Investigator
Additional Information

Starting date: April 2014
Last updated: July 14, 2015

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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