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Comparison of two drugs ,dexmedetomidine and melatonin for agitation after surgery in children

Comparison of efficacy of pre-medication with intranasal dexmedetomidine versus oral melatonin in prevention of emergence agitation due to sevoflurane in pediatric patients undergoing elective ocular surgery- randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/03/032388
Enrollment
120
Registered
2021-03-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H262- Complicated cataract Health Condition 2: H263- Drug-induced cataract Health Condition 3: H260- Infantile and juvenile cataract Health Condition 4: H261- Traumatic cataract

Interventions

Intervention1: pre-medication with dexmedetomidine: dexmedetomidine intra-nasal dose- 2mcs/kg 45 mins before surgery Intervention2: pre-medication with melatonin: melaotonin orally dose-0.5mg/kg 45 m

Sponsors

PGIMER Chandigarh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA 1 and 2 , between age group 3-9 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.A known allergy or hypersensitive reaction to dexmedetomidine or melatonin 2.Organ dysfunction (renal and hepatic failure, leukemia) 3.Cardiac arrhythmia or congenital disease (congenital cardiac diseases, Pierreâ??Robin syndrome, Downâ??s syndrome) 4.Developmental delay 5.Neurological disease 6.Any active respiratory issues (rhinitis, pneumonia, bronchitis, RSV) 7.Children at risk for airway obstruction (obstructive sleep apnea or a cranio- facial syndrome)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the efficacy of intranasal dexmedetomidine delivered via mucosal atomizer and oral melatonin in decreasing the incidence of emergence delirium due to sevoflurane in children age group 3-9years undergoing cataract surgeries.Timepoint: post operative

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To assess the effect of drugs on preprocedural sedation (By MOASS SCALE) 2.To assess the parental separation before procedure (By parent separation anxiety score) 3.To assess face mask acceptance (By face mask acceptance score) 4.To assess post-operative pain (By FLACC SCORE) 5.To assess parent/guardian satisfaction 6.To assess post op sedation score ( MODIFIED RAMSAY SEDATION SCORE) Timepoint: pre-op, intra-op, post- op

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSameer Sethi

PGIMER, CHANDIGARH

sameersethi29@gmail.com9317851002

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026