Trial | NCT03347916  Report issue

Title

Gabapentin Oral Solution in Decreasing Desflurane Associated Emergence Agitation
The Role of Gabapentin Oral Solution in Decreasing Desflurane Associated Emergence Agitation and Delirium in Children After Strabismus Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Double-blind Study

  • Phase

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Unknown status

  • Study Participants

    75
to study the effect of oral gabapentin (5 mg/kg) on emergence agitation after desflurane anesthesia in pediatrics undergoing starbismus surgery
Study Started
Jan 05
2017
Primary Completion
Nov 25
2017
Anticipated
Study Completion
Nov 30
2017
Anticipated
Last Update
Nov 21
2017

Drug Strawberry juice as (placebo)

Patients received strawberry juice 5 ml volume, one hour before induction.

  • Other names: Strawberry juice

Drug Gabapentin Oral Solution [Neurontin]

Patients received gabapentin (Neurontin oral solution 250 mg/ml, Pfizer, USA) 5 mg/kg mixed with strawberry juice to constitute 5 ml volume, one hour before induction.

  • Other names: Neurontin

Control group Placebo Comparator

patients received strawberry juice 5 ml volume, one hour before induction.

Gabapentin group Active Comparator

patients received gabapentin (Neurontin oral solution 250 mg/ml, Pfizer, USA) 5 mg/kg mixed with strawberry juice to constitute 5 ml volume, one hour before induction.

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

pediatric patients (2-6 years old), with an American society of Anesthegiologists physical status (ASA) I-II who were undergoing strabismus surgery (for more than one muscle)

Exclusion Criteria:

failure to obtain consent, mental retardation or developmental delay, epilepsy, psychiatric or neurological diseases that impair communication, current use of gabapentin, psychotropic or opioids.
No Results Posted