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Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine infiltration for postoperative analgesia in pediatric tonsillectomy:a randomised controlled study

Comparison of ropivacaine local infiltration with and without dexmedetomidine for post- operative analgesia in children undergoing tonsillectomy:a randomised controlled study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093524
Enrollment
90
Registered
2025-08-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Ropivacaine+Dexmedetomidine: Peritonsillar infiltration with 0.20% ropivacaine (total volume 5.5 mL) combined with dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg, administered intraoperatively after inductio

Sponsors

Maulana Azad Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient Aged 4-12 years with American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status I-II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with allergy to study drugs, requiring additional surgery, having intellectual disability affecting pain assessment, or with significant cardiac/respiratory disease will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of analgesia, defined as the time from completion of surgery to the first request for postoperative rescue analgesic.Timepoint: From arrival in the PACU and monitored until 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative Wong?Baker FACES pain scoresTimepoint: on PACU arrival, 30 min, 6 h, 12 h, 18 h, 24 h, and 1 week post-op.;Total rescue analgesic consumptionTimepoint: Cumulative amount over first 24 hours post op;Intraoperative blood loss in mlTimepoint: Measured during surgery;Emergence delirium PAED scoreTimepoint: At 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes after PACU interval;Parents postoperative pain measure - PPMPTimepoint: At 24 hours and 1 week post op;Surgeons satisfaction score- Likert 5 pointTimepoint: At 24 hours post op

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rahil Singh

Maulana Azad Medical College,New Delhi

drrahilsingh@gmail.com9810719025

Outcome results

None listed

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