Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT04986397
Cold Therapy for Pediatric Appendectomy
Cold Therapy For Pain Control Among Pediatric Appendectomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 52 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 7 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This is a randomized control trial to evaluate the efficacy of an FDA approved cold therapy device vs. usual care among children undergoing appendectomy at a large children's hospital.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Cold Therapy | A Breg Polar Care Cube with WrapOn Polar Pad, Back will be filled with ice chips and water per manufacturer instructions and applied to the abdomen. |
| OTHER | Standard of Care | Standard post-operative analgesia without the use of cryotherapy. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-12-22
- Primary completion
- 2022-10-01
- Completion
- 2022-10-01
- First posted
- 2021-08-02
- Last updated
- 2022-08-01
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Regulatory
- FDA-regulated device study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04986397. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.