NCT01949987

Does Oral Intake Decreases Postoperative Pain Score in Children

The Effect of Oral Intake on Pain Score in Children Undergoing Herniorrhaphy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ibaraki Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Months – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pain score after inguinal hernia repair surgery in children decreased as time passed in previous studies. Postoperative oral intake is usually resumed two hours after minor surgery in most of institutions, that may influence children's behavior and pain score. A recent study suggest that oral intake one hour after minor surgery does not increase the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. The investigators primary endpoint is to clarify whether postoperative oral intake influences postoperative pain score in children.

Conditions

• Fasting
• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	two hours
OTHER	one hour

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2013-09-25
• Last updated: 2016-09-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Japan