Emergency Delirium in Pediatrics Undergoing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

January 18, 2024 updated by: Esraa Abdel Azez Soltan Mohamed Zayed

Comparative Study of Preoperative Intravenous Dexmedetomidine Versus Preoperative Intravenous Midazolam On the Incidence of Emergency Delirium in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Tonsillictomy and Adenoidectomy a Prospective Randomized Clincal Trial

Primary outcom Compare the effectiveness of study drugs on reducing the incidence of emergence delirium .

Secondary outcomes:

Sedation score Intensity of pain by FLACC Extubation time Iength of stay in Post anesthetic care unite (PACU ) Incidence of negative post operative behavioural changes (NPOBCs ) Laryngeospasm ny adverse effects

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Emergence delirium (ED) is a common neurologic complication that can not only distress children and their families in the early postanesthetic period, but can also have adverse effects on children in the long-term Emergence delirium (ED) is an acute confusion state during recovery from anesthesia; patients with ED may present with disorientation, hallucination, restlessness, and purposeless hyperactive physical behavior . ED is not fully equivalent to EA; ED can involve hypoactive signs or mixed forms and hyperactive signs similar to agitation . Nevertheless, the terms EA and ED have been used interchangeably in several studies Pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy usually have a high incidence of POED, which increases the risk of developing postoperative airway obstruction and respiratory depression due to anatomical characteristics of operative location and increased susceptibility to opioid analgesics.

Postoperative emergence delirium develops in 12% to 18% of all children undergoing general anesthesia for surgery.

dexmedetomidine, is a selective alpha-2 agonist, which works in the brain and spinal cord that has sedative, analgesic and anxiolytic properties. Dexmedetomidine also has the ability to lower the overall anesthetic requirements by reducing sympathetic outflow in response to painful surgical stimulation.

Midazolam is a widely used intravenous anesthetic agent with rapid onset, short duration of action and relatively rapid plasma clearance. It is mainly used to produce preoperative sedation and the induction of general anesthesia The action of midazolam can be explained through its action on gammaaminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors. GABA receptors mediate inhibitory neurotransmission in the central nervous system In our study we aim to compares the effectiveness of preoperative intravenous dexmedetomidine versus intravenous midazolam for the prevention of emergence delirium in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy , adenoidectomy or both . .

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Pediatric patients aged 2-12 years

With ASA physical status 1 or 2

Who were scheduled for tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Emergency surgery

Intellectual disability

Neurological disease

Renal , hepatic, cardiac or respiratory disease

Allergy to the study drugs

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dexemedetomidine group A
Patients aged( 2_12) years, American Society of Anesthesiologists class (ASA) I or II, scheduled for tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy will be randomized to receive intravenous dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg

This will be a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study conducted between October 2023and June 2024 .

Patients aged( 2_12) years, American Society of Anesthesiologists class (ASA) I or II, scheduled for tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy will be randomized to receive intravenous dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg Or intravenous midazolam 0.1 mg /kg(Group A) or (Group B) over 10 minutes after induction of anesthesia. The primary outcome is the incidence of ED within 30 minutes after extubation. Other outcomes are the incidence of pain, extubation time, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) length of stay after extubation, adverse events, and the incidence of negative postoperative behavioral changes (NPOBCs).

Experimental: Midazolam group B
Patients aged( 2_12) years, American Society of Anesthesiologists class (ASA) I or II, scheduled for tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy will be randomized to receive intravenous midazolam 0.1 mg/kg

This will be a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study conducted between October 2023and June 2024 .

Patients aged( 2_12) years, American Society of Anesthesiologists class (ASA) I or II, scheduled for tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy will be randomized to receive intravenous dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg Or intravenous midazolam 0.1 mg /kg(Group A) or (Group B) over 10 minutes after induction of anesthesia. The primary outcome is the incidence of ED within 30 minutes after extubation. Other outcomes are the incidence of pain, extubation time, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) length of stay after extubation, adverse events, and the incidence of negative postoperative behavioral changes (NPOBCs).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Emergency Delirium
Time Frame: 30 minutes
The incidence of emergence delirium in pediatrics undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy a prospective randomised clinical trial .
30 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
FLACC
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Measure of intensity of pain by face , legs ,activity Cry , consolability
30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Mostafa Hassanen, Department of anesthesia , intensive care and pain management

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

January 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 6, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

January 22, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 22, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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