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A clinical study to compare administration of drug named Dexmedetomidine in two different doses as an additive to Local Anaesthetic Ropivacaine in children undergoining surgeries below umbilicus

Comparison of Two Different Doses of Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Ropivacaine in Caudal Epidural Analgesia for Paediatric Infraumbilical Surgeries: A Randomised Control Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/08/020954
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-08-28
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: N998- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system

Interventions

Intervention1: CAUDAL ANALGESIA: Anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the caudal canal, the sacral portion of the spinal canal. Control Intervention1: dexmedetomidine: Caudal b

Sponsors

SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA grade I and II Patients weighing between 10-30 kg Surgeries lasting 30 minutes to 2 hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents refusal ASA III&IV Duration of surgery more than 2 hours Neuromuscular and spine disorders. Cardiovascular disorder Patients on anticoagulants Infection over the injection site

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the duration of postoperative analgesia Timepoint: Duration of post-operative analgesia is defined as the time interval between the administration of caudal block and the first requirement of rescue analgesia postoperatively.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the: 1.Sedation score 2.Hemodynamics 3.Incidence of side effects like bradycardia and hypotension. Timepoint: 24 hours after the caudal block

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRajagopalan Venkatraman

SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTER

drvenkat94@gmail.com09894581455

Outcome results

None listed

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