Effect of Fentanyl on Emergence Delirium (ED) on Children Undergoing Adeno-tonsilectomy at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study will be a randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial among children
undergoing adeno-tonsillectomy in KNH. The intervention arm will comprise Fentanyl given at a
dose of 1ug/while the placebo arm will be given normal saline at a volume equivalent to
Fentanyl dose, treatment will be administered approximately ten minutes to the end of surgery
determined by the time when the mouth gag will be removed. The main outcome will be incidence
of ED at the recovery room using Watcha scale and secondary outcomes will be delay in
emergence time from anaesthesia and effectiveness of fentanyl in preventing ED.