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Effects of melatonin premedication to prevent emergence agitation after general anaesthesia in children

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K20066
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Anesthesiology
Research InstitutionYokohama City University (2017-2018)
Kanagawa Children's Medical Center (Clinical Research Institute) (2015-2016)

Principal Investigator

Mihara Takahiro  横浜市立大学, 附属病院, 講師 (00637712)

Research Collaborator Komazaki Maya  
Ka Koui  
Nakamura Nobuhito  
Goto Takahisa  
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywordsラメルテオン / 覚醒時興奮 / メラトニン / 覚醒時せん妄
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our meta-analysis has shown that melatonin premedication has a preventive effect on emergence agitation in children with a risk ratio of 0.31 (95% confidence interval: 0.16 to 0.60) compared to placebo. Our analysis also revealed that the total acquired number of patients was only 22% of the required sample size to obtain a definitive conclusion.
Our randomized controlled trial conducted after the meta-analysis has shown that ramelteon 0.1mg/kg premedication has no effect on emergence agitation in children, with a risk ratio of 1.0 (95% confidence interval: 0.67 to 1.46, P> 0.99) compared to placebo.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

小児麻酔後に起こる覚醒時興奮は,本人の自傷リスクを増加させる合併症である.よって覚醒時興奮の予防法開発が求められている.本邦で使用可能なメラトニン受容体アゴニストであるラメルテオンには覚醒時興奮予防効果が期待されていたが,本研究結果によりラメルテオン通常量による覚醒時せん妄予防効果は否定された.
本研究結果は直接的な臨床改善にはつながらなかったが,効果のない薬剤使用方法が明らかになり,無効な予防法が広まる事を防ぐ意味があったと考える.また,本研究では高用量ラメルテオンによる効果については否定できないので,将来的に高用量ラメルテオンによる有用性を検討する研究が必要と結論された.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2019 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Effects of melatonin premedication to prevent emergence agitation after general anaesthesia in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.2015

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Mihara, Nobuhito Nakamura, Koui Ka, Mari S. Oba and Takahisa Goto
    • Journal Title

      European journal of anaesthesiology

      Volume: 32 Issue: 12 Pages: 862-871

    • DOI

      10.1097/eja.0000000000000323

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] The effect of ramelteon on preventing emergence agitation after general anaesthesia in paediatric patients: a randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial2019

    • Author(s)
      Komazaki Maya
    • Organizer
      Euroanaesthesia
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effect of melatonin premedication to prevent emergence agitation after general anesthesia in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis2015

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Mihara, Nobuhito Nakamura, Koui Ka, Mari S. Oba and Takahisa Goto
    • Organizer
      Euroanesthesia
    • Place of Presentation
      Berlin (Germany)
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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