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Magnesium vs Placebo for Tonsillectomy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02218424

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Official title

Systemic Magnesium to Improve Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy: A Randomized, Double Blinded, Placebo Controlled Trial

Brief summary

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This study is a double-blind randomized controlled trial using intravenous magnesium versus placebo to determine if systemic magnesium can decrease postoperative pain in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy. Participants will be in one of two arms. Those in Arm 1 will receive magnesium (30 mg/kg bolus followed by a 10mg/kg/hr infusion) while those in Arm 2 will receive an equal volume of normal saline bolus followed by infusion (placebo). The primary objective is to determine if systemic magnesium will decrease postoperative pain in patients undergoing tonsillectomy. The secondary objectives will determine if systemic magnesium administration is associated with a decrease in opioid-related side effects, decrease the incidence of emergence delirium, and improve postoperative functional recovery. The study hypothesis is that the use of intravenous magnesium will decrease postoperative pain, decrease opioid-related side effects, decrease the incidence of emergence delirium, and improve functional recovery in patients undergoing tonsillectomy.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02218424
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2, Phase 3
Enrollment
60 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
4 Years to 10 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Sep 30, 2014
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2015
Completion
Mar 31, 2015
Last update posted
Jan 2, 2019

2014 – 2015

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60611

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