Timing of common drug may speed Kids' recovery from anesthesia
NCT ID NCT07011134
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving the drug aminophylline early or late during surgery helps children wake up faster after general anesthesia. Sixty children aged 4 to 12 having day surgery took part. They were split into three groups: one got the drug early, one got it late, and one got a placebo. The goal was to see which timing led to the quickest recovery of consciousness and readiness to go home.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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4 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age from 4 to 12 years. * Both sexes. * American society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I-II. * Scheduled for pediatric ambulatory elective surgical procedures lasting ≤ three hours duration. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents refusal to participate. * Conditions and diseases interfering with ambulatory day case surgery e.g., significant respiratory diseases, morbid obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, sickle cell anemia, prematurity, D.M, and family history of malignant hyperthermia. * Laparoscopic, endoscopic or abdominal surgeries. * History of cardiac arrhythmia or palpitation. * Patients with congenital heart, significant cardiovascular, respiratory diseases, renal impairment, hepatic dysfunction, hypo/hyperthyroidism or active peptic ulcer disease. * Patients with neurological, psychiatric diseases, cognitive dysfunction, epilepsy or history of convulsions. * Current treatment with xanthines or patient received aminophylline in the previous 24 hr. Hypersensitivity to aminophylline or other methylxanthines. * Patients who need alteration in the sevoflurane concentration due to either hypo/hypertension were excluded from the study and replaced.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abu Elreesh Pediatric Hospital
Cairo, Assida Zainab, 12211, Egypt
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