Oral Caffeine Use for Pain Management in AIS Patients After Spinal Fusion

Summary

Prospective, randomized control trial To determine if oral caffeine decreases the frequency of opioid demand in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after their spinal fusion surgery To compare pain scale ratings, number of requests for diazepam, average heart rate, average blood pressure, sex, age, ethnicity, post-op day of discharge, operative time, estimated intraoperative blood loss, remittance post-surgery, length of hospital stay, and segments fused during spinal fusion surgery.

Timeline

Start

2019-12-11

Primary completion

2024-01-20

Completion

2024-08-01

Drugs

Indications