POPCORN
Justine Adams, Li-yin Goh, Alannah Rudkin
Key information
Study team
Dr Su May Koh– Principal Investigator
Justine Adams– Embedded trials project officer
Li-yin Goh– EMR analyst
A/Prof Andrew Davidson – Co-investigator
Suzette Shepherd – Research Assistant
Contact the study team at popcorn@mcri.edu.au
What we’re studying
The POPCORN study is a novel embedded clinical trial comparing post-op nausea and vomiting in paediatric patients using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine versus oxycodone.
This study seeks to identify the best opioid (morphine or oxycodone) for postoperative paediatric patients using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) by comparing their impact on nausea and vomiting, ultimately optimising patient comfort and recovery.
The trial involves randomising patients to either Oxycodone or Morphine for PCA. The EMR automatically identifies potentially suitable patients and routinely collected data will be extracted for analysis. The study focuses specifically on children between 6-18 years of age undergoing surgical procedures and require a PCA.
