All healthcare providers strive continually to improve the outcome of their treatment approaches. The investigators hypothesize that preventive analgesics administered before a child is sedated with a Demerol-Vistaril regimen will improve the outcome of a sedation.
To increase outcomes for patients receiving dental sedation by providing significant evidence that the new regimen improves the quality of sedation and results in an improved post sedation ability to eat, drink, resume normal activities and require less additional pain medications.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
88
Ibuprofen placebo and Acetaminophen placebo will be added to a Demerol-Vistaril regimen
Ibuprofen at 5.0 mg/kg and Acetaminophen at 15.0 mg/kg will be added to a Demerol-Vistaril regimen
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Improved Sedation Effectiveness Based on Numerical Value for Effectiveness as Noted in Description
A Sedation effectiveness evaluation criteria chart will be utilized to determine a numerical value for the effectiveness as follows: 1 = Effective/Excellent; 2 = Partially effective/good; 3 = Ineffective/fair; 4 = Aborted/Poor
Time frame: 60 minutes treatment started
Difference in Heart Rate as Measured by Numerical Delta Value
A baseline heart rate will be determined at the beginning of the appointment, and a maximum heart rate will be determined during the appointment. The differences between baseline and maximum heart rates for each study arm will be compared.
Time frame: From state of treatment (time 0) 60 minutes
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