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Opioid Analgesic

Oral Oxycodone for Pediatric Post-Surgical Pain

Phase 4
Recruiting
Led By Patcharee Sriswasdi, MD
Research Sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
A total of 68 generally healthy, opioid-naive children, aged 0-6 years, scheduled as in-patient surgery for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement/revision or Craniotomy (Neurosurgery service), Cleft lip/palate repair (plastic surgery service) and hypospadias repair or ureteral urethral reimplantation (genitourinary surgery service) will be enrolled in the study.
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up the 10 samples will be drawn at the following time points: 8 blood samples will be taken at 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 hours post-dose in every patient along other 2 samples at approximately either 8 and 12 or 10 and 24 hours post-dose.
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Study Summary

This trial will help researchers learn more about how the commonly prescribed painkiller oxycodone affects children by studying its metabolic activity and performing genetic testing.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for generally healthy children aged 0-6 who need in-patient surgery like shunt placement, craniotomy, cleft lip/palate repair, or genitourinary surgeries. They shouldn't have taken opioids before and can't join if they have issues with drug absorption/metabolism/excretion, are on certain other meds, allergic to oxycodone, or have breathing problems.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing how oral oxycodone works in the bodies of pediatric surgical patients at Boston Children's Hospital. It involves giving them oxycodone and then measuring its effects and how it's processed by their bodies. The study also includes genetic tests to see how variations in metabolism genes affect the drug's behavior.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Oxycodone may cause side effects such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, drowsiness or mood changes. Since this trial includes genetic analysis for metabolism differences among kids (CYP2D6 & CYP3A4), some might experience more intense side effects due to faster metabolization.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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My child is healthy, hasn't used opioids, and is having specific surgery.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~the 10 samples will be drawn at the following time points: 8 blood samples will be taken at 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 hours post-dose in every patient along other 2 samples at approximately either 8 and 12 or 10 and 24 hours post-dose.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and the 10 samples will be drawn at the following time points: 8 blood samples will be taken at 30 minutes, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 hours post-dose in every patient along other 2 samples at approximately either 8 and 12 or 10 and 24 hours post-dose. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Oxycodone, oxymorphone, noroxymorphone and noroxycodone serum levels

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: oral oxycodoneExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
An orogastric tube will be placed in the stomach (placement verified by routine accepted clinical guidelines) under anesthesia as is part of standard routine clinical care to remove gastric contents. The same orogastric tube will be used for intragastric liquid oxycodone administration in a dose of 0.1 mg/kg before the surgical incision. This weight-adjusted dose of 0.1 mg/kg is administered as per standard clinical dosing guidelines at Boston Children's Hospital.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Boston Children's HospitalLead Sponsor
769 Previous Clinical Trials
5,580,461 Total Patients Enrolled
Patcharee Sriswasdi, MDPrincipal Investigator - Boston Children Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital, Chmc Anesthesia Foundation Inc

Media Library

Oxycodone (Opioid Analgesic) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02044497 — Phase 4
Pediatric Surgical Patients Research Study Groups: oral oxycodone
Pediatric Surgical Patients Clinical Trial 2023: Oxycodone Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02044497 — Phase 4
Oxycodone (Opioid Analgesic) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02044497 — Phase 4
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