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Comparison of anesthetic-dose esketamine and dexmedetomidine on postoperative recovery quality of parturients undergoing cesarean section: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study

Comparison of anesthetic-dose esketamine and dexmedetomidine on postoperative recovery quality of parturients undergoing cesarean section: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study - Comparison of anesthetic-dose esketamine and dexmedetomidine on postoperative recovery quality of parturients undergoing cesarean section

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600127445
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-07-01
Start date
2025-11-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-07-13

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Conditions

Cesarean section

Interventions

Esketamine group:0.2 mg/kg of esketamine was administered by intravenous infusion for 10 minutes, followed by continuous infusion at a rate of 0.15 mg/kg per hour.
Dexmedetomidine group:0.6 µg/kg of dexmedetomidine was administered by intravenous infusion for 10 minutes, followed by continuous infusion at a rate of 0.6 µg/kg per hour.
control group:An equal amount of normal saline was infused intravenously for 10 minutes, followed by continuous infusion of the same amount of normal saline.

Sponsors

Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy weeks: 37-42 weeks, age over 18 years old; 2. ASA score: I or II; 3. Clearly understand and voluntarily participate in this study, and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have a history of allergy to esketamine or dexmedetomidine; 2. Have contraindications for intraspinal anesthesia; 3. Have a history of abuse of sedative and analgesic drugs or long-term use of psychotropic drugs; 4. Have severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, severe gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or eclampsia; 5. Have a full stomach or increased intraocular pressure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Obstetric Quality of Recovery(ObsQoR-10);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
mean pain score over 24 hours(NRS);Postoperative sleep quality score (Richards-Campbell);Postoperative anxiety and depression scores;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Lipeng

Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College

18904807759@163.com+86 152 5189 8591

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026