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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Paracetamol and setrons : drug interactions in the management of pain after tonsillectomy in children

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2011-002213-12
    Trial protocol
    FR  
    Global end of trial date
    12 Jun 2012

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    27 May 2021
    First version publication date
    27 May 2021
    Other versions
    Summary report(s)
    Article

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    I10 005
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT01432977
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    CHU de Limoges
    Sponsor organisation address
    2 Avenue Martin Luther King, Limoges, France,
    Public contact
    Principal Investigator, Pr Nathan-Denisot, nathan@unilim.fr
    Scientific contact
    Principal Investigator, Pr Nathan-Denisot, 33 5 55 05 63 00, nathan@unilim.fr
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    Yes
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    11 Oct 2012
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    No
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    12 Jun 2012
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    The main objectif of this study is to demonstrate that the association paracetamol / ondansetron is not as effective as the association paracetamol / droperidol in the treatment of pain in children following tonsillectomy.
    Protection of trial subjects
    This study was conducted in conformance with Good Clinical Practice standards and applicable french regulations regarding ethical committee review, informed consent, and the protection of human subjects participating in biomedical research. The following additional measure(s) were in place for the protection of trial subjects: All patients will receive injectable paracetamol at a dose of 15 mg / kg slowly from the start of surgery, then 15 mg / kg every 6 hours for the first 24 hours. The patient will therefore receive a total dose of 60 mg / kg per day in 4 administrations. In addition, Nifluril®, intra-rectally started in the operating room, at a dose of 400 mg / 10 kg in two doses per day will be administered to all patients for 24 hours. During surgery, the anesthesiologist will administer an IV bolus of morphine of 75 µg / kg. Then in SSPI, a morphine titration at a dose of 25 μg / kg i.v. every ten minutes for a CHEOPS scale <8 at rest will be used. If pain persists (CHEOPS scale> 8 at rest) after discharge from the SSPI in the department, codeine syrup (Codenfan®) will be administered at a dose of 0.5 mg / kg every 4 hours. If the pain persists (CHEOPS scale> 8 at rest), the dose of codeine administered will then be 0.75 mg / kg. Finally, in case of still persistent pain, a dose of codeine of 1 mg / kg will be administered. In case of persistent pain despite these treatments, a doctor will be contacted to decide on the patient's management.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    01 Aug 2011
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    France: 69
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    69
    EEA total number of subjects
    69
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    69
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    0
    From 65 to 84 years
    0
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    The study was carried out in the Hôpital Mère-Enfant of the Limoges University Hospital Center between October 2011 and June 2012. A total of 70 patients aged between 2 and 7 years scheduled for tonsillectomy ± adenoidectomy were included.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Patients aged between 2 and 7 years scheduled for tonsillectomy ± adenoidectomy were enrolled Exclusion criteria included a hospital stay of less than 24 hours, patients already on pain medication, and allergic patients with a contraindication to one of the study drugs.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overal trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Randomised - controlled
    Blinding used
    Single blind
    Roles blinded
    Subject
    Blinding implementation details
    The protocol will be carried out in simple blind. The two anti-emetics to be administered will not be known to the patient included, nor to the person collecting the CHEOPS and PONV scores, but may be known by the anesthesiologist or the nurse of the SSPI or the department. This is because the first dose of ondansetron or droperidol will be administered during the surgery by the anesthesiologist or anesthesia nurse; but the person collecting the scores will not be able to know which substance.

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    Ondansetron
    Arm description
    Patient will receive intravenously ondansetron at a dose of 0.1 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive a new ondansetron dose at a dose of 0.1 mg / Kg IV (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 droperidol dose at 0.05mg/kg will be administered (dose3).
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    ondansetron
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for injection/infusion
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Patient will receive intravenously ondansetron at a dose of 0.1 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive a new ondansetron dose at a dose of 0.1 mg / Kg IV (dose 2).

    Arm title
    dorperidol
    Arm description
    Patient will receive intravenously dorperidol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive again droperodol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 ondesetron at a dose of 0.1mg/kg will be administered (dose3).
    Arm type
    Active comparator

    Investigational medicinal product name
    dorperidol
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for injection
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Patient will receive intravenously dorperidol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive again droperodol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 ondesetron at a dose of 0.1mg/kg will be administered (dose3).

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Ondansetron dorperidol
    Started
    35
    34
    Completed
    35
    34

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Ondansetron
    Reporting group description
    Patient will receive intravenously ondansetron at a dose of 0.1 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive a new ondansetron dose at a dose of 0.1 mg / Kg IV (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 droperidol dose at 0.05mg/kg will be administered (dose3).

    Reporting group title
    dorperidol
    Reporting group description
    Patient will receive intravenously dorperidol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive again droperodol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 ondesetron at a dose of 0.1mg/kg will be administered (dose3).

    Reporting group values
    Ondansetron dorperidol Total
    Number of subjects
    35 34 69
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    0
        From 65-84 years
    0
        85 years and over
    0
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        median (standard deviation)
    4.43 ( 1.6 ) 4.18 ( 1.4 ) -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    10 20 30
        Male
    25 14 39

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Ondansetron
    Reporting group description
    Patient will receive intravenously ondansetron at a dose of 0.1 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive a new ondansetron dose at a dose of 0.1 mg / Kg IV (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 droperidol dose at 0.05mg/kg will be administered (dose3).

    Reporting group title
    dorperidol
    Reporting group description
    Patient will receive intravenously dorperidol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive again droperodol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 ondesetron at a dose of 0.1mg/kg will be administered (dose3).

    Primary: postoperative pain score

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    End point title
    postoperative pain score
    End point description
    Assessed using CHEOPS (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale) It's a behavioural scale for evaluating post-operative pain in young children (McGrath et al., 1985). It has been validated for children aged between 1 and 7 years [scores of 4 (normal) to 13 (maximum pain)] and it was used in this study.Pain scores were recorded by research nurses 30 min after admission and when leaving the recovery room, and then on the ward at 4 h after acetaminophen administration
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    4 h after the intraoperative co-administration of acetaminophen and ondansetron or droperidol,
    End point values
    Ondansetron dorperidol
    Number of subjects analysed
    35
    34
    Units: Score
        median (standard deviation)
    4.97 ( 0.89 )
    5.35 ( 1.18 )
    Statistical analysis title
    Wilcoxon
    Comparison groups
    Ondansetron v dorperidol
    Number of subjects included in analysis
    69
    Analysis specification
    Pre-specified
    Analysis type
    superiority
    P-value
    = 0.2355
    Method
    Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
    Confidence interval

    Secondary: Analysis of morphine and codeine consumption for 24 hours post intervention

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    End point title
    Analysis of morphine and codeine consumption for 24 hours post intervention
    End point description
    Comparison of the averages of morphine titrations in SSPI between group 1 and group 2.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    24 hours post intervention
    End point values
    Ondansetron dorperidol
    Number of subjects analysed
    35
    34
    Units: µl
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    279.50 ( 271.53 )
    97.65 ( 201.53 )
    Statistical analysis title
    Wilcoxon
    Comparison groups
    Ondansetron v dorperidol
    Number of subjects included in analysis
    69
    Analysis specification
    Pre-specified
    Analysis type
    non-inferiority
    P-value
    = 0.0041
    Method
    Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney)
    Confidence interval

    Secondary: Comparison of the cumulative incidences of nausea and vomiting 24 hours after surgery between group 1 and group 2

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    End point title
    Comparison of the cumulative incidences of nausea and vomiting 24 hours after surgery between group 1 and group 2
    End point description
    Comparison of the cumulative incidences of nausea and vomiting 24 hours after surgery between group 1 and group 2
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    At 24 h after suirgery
    End point values
    Ondansetron dorperidol
    Number of subjects analysed
    35
    34
    Units: Number of patients
    4
    6
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Until 24 h after the last patient visit
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    15.1
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Ondansetron
    Reporting group description
    Patient will receive intravenously ondansetron at a dose of 0.1 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive a new ondansetron dose at a dose of 0.1 mg / Kg IV (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 droperidol dose at 0.05mg/kg will be administered (dose3).

    Reporting group title
    dorperidol
    Reporting group description
    Patient will receive intravenously dorperidol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose1) along with betamethasone. After surgery, if the ANCOVA score is> 1, then the patient will receive again droperodol at a dose of 0.05 mg / kg (dose 2). Thereafter, if the ANCOVA score is still> 1 ondesetron at a dose of 0.1mg/kg will be administered (dose3).

    Serious adverse events
    Ondansetron dorperidol
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    2 / 35 (5.71%)
    0 / 34 (0.00%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Vomiting
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    0 / 34 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Pyrexia
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    0 / 34 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Feeding disorder
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    0 / 34 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Ondansetron dorperidol
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    4 / 35 (11.43%)
    9 / 34 (26.47%)
    Cardiac disorders
    Tachycardia
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 35 (0.00%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    1
    Nervous system disorders
    Hypersialorrhea
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    0 / 34 (0.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    0
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Peroperative bleeding
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 35 (0.00%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    1
    Postoperative bleeding
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    0 / 34 (0.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    0
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    fever
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    0 / 34 (0.00%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Mouth ulceration
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 35 (0.00%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    1
    Abdominal pain
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 35 (0.00%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    1
    Pain
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    1
    Vomiting
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 35 (0.00%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    1
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Desaturation
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 35 (0.00%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    1
    Cough
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 35 (0.00%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    0
    1
    Hepatobiliary disorders
    HYPERTHERMIA
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 35 (2.86%)
    1 / 34 (2.94%)
         occurrences all number
    1
    1

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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