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A comparision of two anaesthetic drugs dexmedetomidine-ketamine vs commonly used anaesthetic drug fentanyl in patients undergoing elective open abdominal surgeries.

A comparative study of the effect of Dexmedetomidine-Ketamine vs Fentanyl in patients undergoing elective open abdominal surgeries-A prospective randomised study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026679
Enrollment
62
Registered
2020-07-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K929- Disease of digestive system, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Ketamine and Dexmedetomidine: Dexmedetomidine 0.5microgram/kg +ketamine 0.25mg/kg intravenously over 10minutes Control Intervention1: fentanyl : Fentanyl 2microgram/kg intravenously ov

Sponsors

SVIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.All patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) physical status grade I & II. 2.Age between 18-65 years. 3.Those scheduled for elective laparotomy lasting < 4hrs duration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who refuse to give consent to participate in the study. Patients aged 65 years. Chronic opioid users. Those with pre-existing pain syndrome. Those with severe cardiovascular (New York Heart Association class III or IV), pulmonary and renal disease. Inability to communicate and understand numerical rating scale (NRS) and QOR-40 scale. Patients with known hypersensitivity to the drugs used. Pregnant and lactating mothers. Patients with known history of psychiatric illness and chronic drug or alcohol abuse.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the post operative recovery profile between dexmedetomidine - ketamine and fentanyl groups using QOR-40 score.Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
: To compare the duration of time to first analgesic request postoperatively,propofol sparing effect of dexmedetomidine-ketamine and fentanyl and intraoperative haemodynamic alterations. Timepoint: 1,3,5 minutes

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBALARAJU JEEVITHA

SVIMS, Tirupati

hemanthn1973@gmail.com9493547658

Outcome results

None listed

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