Postoperative Pain in Children With Cerebral Palsy After Pelvic and Femoral Osteotomies

University of Aarhus12 enrolled

Overview

This study is a comparison of postoperative pain in children with cerebral palsy after surgery on the hip or femur. One group is treated with p.o. (by mouth) or intravenous (i.v.) analgesia, and the other group is treated with local infiltration analgesia with Naropine. Pain is measured with r-FLACC, a pain-score validated for children with cerebral palsy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

RopivacaineDRUG

During the surgery infiltration with Naropine 2 mg/ml. The dosage in the infiltration is 2 mg/kg. Thereafter bolus 3 times a day

SalineDRUG

During the surgery infiltration with saline. Thereafter bolus 3 times a day

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 * informed consent * Postoperative cast with spica Exclusion Criteria: * Previous surgery in the same hip * Other surgical procedure planned at the same time * Bilateral surgery * Previous allergic reaction to local analgesia

Locations (1)

Departement of childrens orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Difference in pain measured with r-FLACC between the 2 groups

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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