Health Condition 1: null- Any child between the ages of 3 years to 7 years, weighing between 10-20 kilograms, undergoing elective minor surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: DEXMEDETOMIDINE: Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha 2-adrenergic receptor agonist and possesses sedative, analgesic, perioperative sympatholytic, anaesthetic-sparing, and hemod
Sponsors
Kasturba Hopsital Manipal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA PS) 1 and 2, Weight 10 to 20 kg, Elective minor surgery under general anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA PS) 3 and 4, Weight 20 kg, Known allergy or hypersensitivity to dexmedetomidine, Parental/ Guardian refusal, Severe developmental delay or behavioural problems, Emergency cases, Cardiac arrhythmia or congenital heart disease, Surgeries more than 4 hour duration, Haemodynamic or respiratory instability, Children at risk for airway obstruction (obstructive sleep apnoea or a craniofacial syndrome), Any treatment with sedatives or anticonvulsants, Children who spit, vomited or refused sublingual administration of medication will also be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Behaviour of the child on separation from parent (Modified Observer assessment of alertness and sedation scale- MOAA/S of 3 or 4)Timepoint: At 2 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Acceptability of the drug via sublingual route - Mask acceptance (Mask acceptance score of 1 or 2) - Behaviour at time of wake-up from anaesthesia (Wake up behaviour score 1 or2) Timepoint: At 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPooja Bola Rajendra Devendra Kamath
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed