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A Comparison of Nebulized Ropivacaine and Dexmedetomidine in Reducing Stress Responses During Intubation in Patients Undergoing General Anaesthesia

To compare the effect of airway nebulization with ropivacaine (0.75 percent) versus dexmedetomidine on the hemodynamic response on laryngoscopy and intubation in patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia : a comparative randomized double- blinded study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/098563
Enrollment
172
Registered
2025-12-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Inj dexmedetomidine 1mcg/kg: Study participants will receive nebulisation with inj dexmedetomidine 1mcg/kg diluted to 5 ml with normal saline 15 mins before induction of general anaest

Sponsors

Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Imphal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients of age group 18 to 60 years. 2.Patients of American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical grade I or II of both genders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient with a history of sore throat or upper respiratory tract infection. Hemodynamically unstable patients. Emergency patients. Patients with a history of allergy to local anesthetics. Patients with a history of allergy to dexmedetomidine. Patients with a history of cardiac, liver or renal disorders. Patients with a difficult airway where the anticipated duration of laryngoscopy exceeded 15 seconds.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the effect of airway nebulization with ropivacaine (0.75%) versus dexmedetomidine on the hemodynamic response on laryngoscopy and intubation in patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia. Timepoint: Baseline (T0), after nebulisation (T1), before tracheal intubation (T2), immediately after tracheal intubation (T3), 2 min after tracheal intubation (T4), during tracheal extubation (T5).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the cough response at extubation. To compare any adverse effects like hypotension, hypertension, tachycardia, bradycardia. Timepoint: 30 min

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gojendra Rajkumar

Regional institute of medical sciences, Imphal

gojendrar68@gmail.com9862824562

Outcome results

None listed

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