Combined pain relief for children having heart surgery
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests a combination of two pain-relief methods—one given as a spinal injection and one as a numbing injection in the chest—to see if they work well together for children having heart surgery. The goal is to manage your child's pain safely during and after the operation, possibly reducing the need for strong medications.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 6 months and 6 years old.
- Your child must be scheduled for surgery to fix a heart condition they were born with.
- Your child must not have had previous heart surgery.
- Your child must not need a breathing machine or medicines to keep blood pressure stable before the surgery.
- After surgery, your child should be able to come off the breathing machine within 24 hours and not need high doses of painkillers or sedatives.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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