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Comparison of injection dexmedetomidine with morphine when injected as a single drug in caudal epidural space for postoperative pain relief in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.

A comparative study of caudal Dexmedetomidine versus Morphine on postoperative pain in pediatric cardiac surgery patients. - not applicable

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/060009
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-11-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Q208- Other congenital malformations ofcardiac chambers and connections

Interventions

Intervention1: caudal analgesia: caudal anaesthesia is a commonly used regional anaesthesia in pediatric surgical patients. After positioning the patient in lateral decubitus position with gentle flex

Sponsors

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical college, DMIHER (DU)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: pediatric patients with acyanotic congenital heart diseases posted for cardiac surgery are included. age group selected is from 1 year to 10 years of age. Wight of the patient included in the study is from 5 kilograms to 15 kilograms of body weight.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Bleeding Diathesis. 2) Anomalies, deformities or active infection in spinal column. 3) Allergy to study drug. 4) If any analgesics or sedatives given within 24 hours prior to intervention, then that child should be excluded. 5) Pre-existing neurological deficits. 6) Local site infection.  7) Pre-operative Sepsis. 8) Patients on ventilator support.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1]hemodynamic response like heart rate & blood pressure during post operative period. 2]post-operative painTimepoint: post extubation, at every hour till 6 hours, starting from zero hour to six hours.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
hemodynamic response like heart rate, blood pressure during surgery.Timepoint: hemodynamic response 10 minutes after caudal analgesia, 1 minute after skin incision,5 minute skin incision, 1 minute after sternotomy, 5 minutes after sternotomy.;time to extubationTimepoint: average time

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShrilekh Gajanan Mankhair

Department of Anaesthesiology,Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,DMIHER.

panbude_prasad@yahoo.co.in9766325324

Outcome results

None listed

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