# Does Pre and Postoperative Dextromethorphan Reduce Post-tonsillectomy Pain in Children?

> **NCT02727491** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Dr. Rachel Rooney** · enrollment: 85 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pain, Postoperative

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dextromethorphan
- **DRUG:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02727491
- **Lead sponsor:** Dr. Rachel Rooney
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-03
- **Primary completion:** 2014-09
- **Final completion:** 2014-09
- **Target enrollment:** 85 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-09-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02727491

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02727491, "Does Pre and Postoperative Dextromethorphan Reduce Post-tonsillectomy Pain in Children?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02727491. Licensed CC0.

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