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a study to compare two drugs: clonidine vs dexamethasone in paediatric caudal anaesthesia

A COMPARISON OF DEXAMETHASONE AND CLONIDINE AS AN ADJUVANT FOR CAUDAL BLOCK IN UROGENITAL SURGERIES.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/04/006814
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-04-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- ASA I,II age 1 to 6 years

Interventions

Intervention1: dexamethasone: 0.5 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivicaine in which dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg will be diluted to 1 ml with normal saline (maximum volume 20 ml). Control Intervention1: clonidine: 0.

Sponsors

Dr Chandni Sinha
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA I/II, patients undergoing paediatric urogenital surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ASA III or more patients with neurological disease, coagulopathy, infection at puncture site, allergy to local anaesthetics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
time of first analgesic requirement:Timepoint: hourly till FLACC 4—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
hemodynamics heart rate, mean arterial pressureTimepoint: every fifteen minutes till three hours;mean FLACC scoreTimepoint: hourly till 24 hours;total analgesic top upsTimepoint: 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactchandni sinha

assistant professor, Depaartment of Anaesthesia

chandni.doc@gmail.com06122451205

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026