The Effect of Pediatric Patient Temperament on Postoperative Outcomes

Boston Children's Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Temperament; Emergence Delirium

Treatments: Procedure: Tonsillectomy and Adeniodectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04224324

IRB-P00033445

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to determine if preoperative temperament is associated with postoperative pain, emergence agitation, emotional and behavioral changes, and overall parent satisfaction. This is a prospective observational study to assess preoperative temperament in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, gather demographic data, intraoperative data regarding surgical and anesthetic technique, and collect immediate postoperative data to assess pain, emergence agitation (EA), parental satisfaction as well as remote postoperative data to assess emotional and behavior changes. These data will be used to determine if patients with a specific temperament profile are more likely to experience increased pain, emergence agitation, emotional changes, and behavioral disturbances postoperatively.

Enrollment: 344 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA I or II
• undergoing Tonsil and/or Adenoid Removal at Boston Children's Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• history of prematurity
• major chronic medical conditions
• neurological impairment or developmental delay
• parents/guardians who do not speak English or are unable to understand the questionnaires

Trial design

344 participants in 1 patient group

T & A patients

Description:

pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Tonsillectomy and Adeniodectomy