Pre-emptive analgesia in appendicectomy

ISRCTN	ISRCTN77334830
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN77334830
Protocol serial number	N0159097292
Sponsor	Department of Health (UK)
Funder	North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust (UK)

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Individual participant data

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Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr GR McLatchie
Scientific

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust
Hartlepool General Hospital
Holdforth Road
Hartlepool
TS24 9AH
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Double-blind prospective randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	Pre-emptive analgesia in appendicectomy
Study objectives	Does pre-emptive analgesia reduce pain?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Signs and Symptoms: Pain
Intervention	Pre-emptive analgesia vs standard practice
Intervention type	Drug
Phase	Not Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)
Primary outcome measure(s)	Visual analogue pain score analgesic requirements per kg of body weight.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/04/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	90
Key inclusion criteria	90 patients undergoing appendicectomy
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/04/2001
Date of final enrolment	01/04/2004

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust

Hartlepool
TS24 9AH
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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