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The purpose of this study is to define if intravenous paracetamol may improve analgesia and outcome in pediatric surgical patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) postoperatively.
Hypothesis: intravenous paracetamol in a dose 60 mg/kg/24 h IV, given in addition to IV ketoprofen (4,5 mg/kg/24h), improves analgesia and physical recovery in children and adolescents following surgery.
Patients aged 1-18 years undergoing general, plastic or orthopedic surgery with expected moderate to severe pain at least for 24 hours postoperatively, who meet inclusion criteria and does not meet exclusion criteria, are enrolled. At the end of surgical procedure, at skin closure, all patients are given 1,5 mg/kg intravenous ketoprofen and repeated every 8 hours up till 4,5 mg/kg/24 h. Patients in paracetamol group are additionally given the first dose of IV paracetamol 20 mg/kg and repeated 6 and 20 hours postoperatively up till 60 mg/kg/24 h. Patients in the placebo group are given 0.9% sodium chloride 2 ml/kg IV and repeated 6 and 20 hours postoperatively.
After surgery optional rescue analgesia is given on patient request: either tramadol in a dose of 2 mg/kg (up till 4 mg/kg/24h), either patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine, as indicated according to the standard of care. Patients are evaluated up till 24 hours postoperatively. After that patients are followed up as long as indicated per standard of care.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| paracetamol and ketoprofen | Experimental | paracetamol 20 mg/kg (1% 2 ml/kg) IV at the end of surgery 6 and 20 hours thereafter. ketoprofen 1.5 mg/kg IV at the end of surgery 8 and 16 hours thereafter. tramadol 2 mg/kg IV on patient request up til 4 mg/kg or PCA morphine during 24 hours postoperatively. |
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| placebo and ketoprofen | Placebo Comparator | 0.9% sodium chloride (2 ml/kg) IV at the end of surgery 6 and 20 hours thereafter. ketoprofen 1.5 mg/kg IV at the end of surgery 8 and 16 hours thereafter. tramadol 2 mg/kg IV on patient request up til 4 mg/kg or PCA morphine during 24 hours postoperatively. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paracetamol | Drug |
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| Placebo (for paracetamol) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change in postoperative intravenous opioid dose | 24 hours postoperatively |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change in pain level (analgesia) assessed by 10 point pain scales | 1 hour postoperatively | |
| change in pain level (analgesia) assessed by 10 point pain scales | 24 hours postoperatively |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| time until the first oral intake after surgery | 24 hours postoperatively | |
| time until the first urination after surgery | 24 hours postoperatively | |
| time until ambulation after surgery |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Danguole C Rugyte, MD. PhD | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics | Kaunas | 50009 | Lithuania |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 20142348 | Background | Ong CK, Seymour RA, Lirk P, Merry AF. Combining paracetamol (acetaminophen) with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs: a qualitative systematic review of analgesic efficacy for acute postoperative pain. Anesth Analg. 2010 Apr 1;110(4):1170-9. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181cf9281. Epub 2010 Feb 8. | |
| 23570544 | Background |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010149 | Pain, Postoperative |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011183 | Postoperative Complications |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D010146 | Pain |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000082 | Acetaminophen |
| D000077330 | Saline Solution |
| D007660 | Ketoprofen |
| D014147 | Tramadol |
| D009020 | Morphine |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000083 | Acetanilides |
| D000813 | Anilides |
| D000577 | Amides |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D000814 |
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| Ketoprofen | Drug |
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| Tramadol | Drug | Administered on request as rescue medication in a dose 2 mg/kg IV up till 2 doses. No other opioid is given to these patients. |
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| Morphine | Drug | administered in patients receiving IV PCA with morphine postoperatively. No other opioid is given to these patients. |
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| 24 hours postoperatively |
| Wong I, St John-Green C, Walker SM. Opioid-sparing effects of perioperative paracetamol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013 Jun;23(6):475-95. doi: 10.1111/pan.12163. Epub 2013 Apr 9. |
| 15352967 | Background | Hiller A, Silvanto M, Savolainen S, Tarkkila P. Propacetamol and diclofenac alone and in combination for analgesia after elective tonsillectomy. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2004 Oct;48(9):1185-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00473.x. |
| 17185016 | Background | Rugyte D, Kokki H. Intravenous ketoprofen as an adjunct to patient-controlled analgesia morphine in adolescents with thoracic surgery: a placebo controlled double-blinded study. Eur J Pain. 2007 Aug;11(6):694-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.11.001. Epub 2006 Dec 20. |
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| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| D000588 | Amines |
| D000077324 | Crystalloid Solutions |
| D007552 | Isotonic Solutions |
| D012996 | Solutions |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |
| D010666 | Phenylpropionates |
| D000146 | Acids, Carbocyclic |
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