Methadone for Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Outpatient Strabismus Surgery

Ochsner Health System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Strabismus; Emergence Delirium

Treatments: Drug: Methadone

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03778372

Pro00014855

Details and patient eligibility

About

Strabismus surgery for children is a very common procedure, with a high incidence of emergence delirium in the recovery room. Pain is often implicated in delirium. The primary aim of this study is to determine whether a single, intraoperative dose of methadone for outpatient ambulatory pediatric strabismus surgery reduces postoperative delirium.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA I/II children undergoing outpatient strabismus surgery

Exclusion criteria

• anything not meeting the above

Trial design

55 participants in 2 patient groups

study

Description:

pediatric patients undergoing outpatient strabismus surgery, and receiving methadone

Treatment:

Drug: Methadone

control

Description:

pediatric patients undergoing outpatient strabismus surgery, and not receiving methadone