Investigating the Safety of Post-surgical Analgesics in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

May 24, 2013 updated by: Doron Sommer, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Investigating the Safety of Morphine and Ibuprofen in Children Post-adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Every year thousands of young children with obstructive sleep apnea undergo surgery which requires them to be prescribed pain medication. The current standard in North America is administration of opioids, mainly codeine or morphine; however in many areas of the world including Canada, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen are used. Some North American surgeons are uncertain regarding the potential of ibuprofen to increase bleeding following surgery. The results of research studies have been inconclusive overall. Due to recent codeine fatalities in children following adenotonsillectomy, codeine has been removed from the formulary at many Pediatric institutions. Some surgeons have begun to use oral morphine as an alternate to codeine, which necessitates the need to find safe alternative analgesics in this treatment group.

The primary objectives of this study is to assess the safety(1) and efficacy (2) of morphine and ibuprofen in children with sleep apnea.

An interim analysis will be conducted after recruitment of 70 patients, to monitor both safety and efficacy

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N3Z5
        • Recruiting
        • McMaster University Medical Centre
        • Contact:
          • Doron Sommer, MD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Doron Sommer, MD FRCSC

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 10 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diagnosed with OSAS,
  • scheduled for tonsillectomy plus/minus adenoid removal at MUMC,
  • between the ages of 1-10years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contraindications to analgesia,
  • asthma,
  • has had previous adenotonsillectomy, or
  • any craniofacial,
  • neuromuscular or cardiac conditions

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Morphine
Receives morphine for post-surgical pain
Drug: Morphine
0.2-0.5 mg/kg PO q4h
Experimental: Ibuprofen
Receives ibuprofen for post-surgical pain
Drug: Ibuprofen
10mg/kg PO q6hrs

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety
Time Frame: 1.5 years
Safety will be assessed by comparing changes in respiratory parameters (oxygen saturation and the number of apnea events per night) following adenotonsillectomy.
1.5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effectiveness
Time Frame: 1.5 years
Analgesic effectiveness between treatment groups will be assessed using the visual analog scale and the objective pain scale
1.5 years
Risk Factors
Time Frame: 1.5 years
Age, BMI, OSA severity and genetic factors will be compared between treatment groups. Furthermore, these factors will be isolated to determine any correlation exists with respiratory parameter improvement in all enrolled patients.
1.5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborators

The Hospital for Sick Children
University of Western Ontario, Canada

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion

December 7, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 4, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 7, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 27, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 24, 2013

Last Verified

May 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OSAS-HHSC2012

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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