Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT01949987

Does Oral Intake Decreases Postoperative Pain Score in Children

Pain score after inguinal hernia repair surgery in children decreased as time passed in previous studies. Postoperative oral intake is usually resumed two hours after minor surgery in most of institutions, that may influence children's behavior and pain score.

A recent study suggest that oral intake one hour after minor surgery does not increase the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

The investigators primary endpoint is to clarify whether postoperative oral intake influences postoperative pain score in children.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Fasting Behavior Feeding Behavior Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain, Postoperative Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Postoperative Pain Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 month–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ibaraki Children's Hospital

Mito, Ibaraki, 311-4145, Japan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 month to 12 years old children undergoing elective unilateral inguinal hernia repair surgery

Exclusion criteria

  • neurological disease, developmental delay

Treatment and study plan

two hours

Other

one hour

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. whether oral intake influences postoperative pain score in children

    Time frame: 90 minutes after surgery

    pain degree is assessed using mCHEOPS and FLACC in young children, and using FPS-R in older (8 years or older) children

Secondary outcomes

  1. postoperative nausea and vomiting

    Time frame: 4 hours on average

    all children have to stay in hospital for 3 hours, and then, doctors visit the child and decide to discharge or not. Therefore, most of children stay in hospital approximately for 4 hours.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ibaraki Children's Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Oral Intake on Pain Score in Children Undergoing Herniorrhaphy

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
First posted
Sep 25, 2013
Registry last updated
Sep 13, 2016

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.