Does adding dexmedetomidine to a local anesthetic prolong the duration of a nerve block?

Does perineural dexmedetomidine prolong the duration of an adductor canal block when controlling for a systemic effect? - a randomized, blinded, paired study in healthy volunteers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

EU CTR

Registry ID

EUCTR2014-005651-89-DK

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-08

Start date

2015-04-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-10-06

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Conditions

Healthy volunteers (treatment intended for pain treatment in patients after knee surgery) MedDRA version: 17.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10054711 Term: Postoperative pain System Organ Class: 100000004863

Interventions

Trade Name: Dexdor Product Name: Dexdor Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection INN or Proposed INN: DEXMEDETOMIDINE CAS Number: 113775-47-6 Concentration unit: µg/ml microgram(s)/millilitre Conce

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age >18 Men ASA 1 BMI >18 and =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Allergy to study medication Alcohol consumption >21 units of alcohol per week Medical abuse (as judged by investigator) Daily intake of perscription painkillers within the last 4 weeks Intake of over the counter medication within 48 hours Earlier trauma og surgery to lower limb Diabetes mellitus Heart block 2. og 3. degree Sick sinus node

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Main Objective: To investigate whether dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine for adductor canal block increases duration of the sensory block when controlling for a systemic effect;Secondary Objective: not applicable;Primary end point(s): Difference in duration of sensory block between dexmedetomidine and placebo assessed as cold sensation with an alcohol swab.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation to an alcohol swab, assessed every hour post block (and every half hour when pain scores during the tonic heat stimulation test is above zero ).	—

Measure

Time frame

Main Objective: To investigate whether dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine for adductor canal block increases duration of the sensory block when controlling for a systemic effect;Secondary Objective: not applicable;Primary end point(s): Difference in duration of sensory block between dexmedetomidine and placebo assessed as cold sensation with an alcohol swab.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation to an alcohol swab, assessed every hour post block (and every half hour when pain scores during the tonic heat stimulation test is above zero ).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary end point(s): Difference between dexmedetomidine and placebo and the duration of the sensory block assessed by: - Pin prick - Maximum pain during tonic heat stimulation test - Warmth detection threshold - Heat pain detection threshold Difference in maximum pain scores between dexmedetomidine and placebo during block and after recovery of normal sensation.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation, assessed on the hour postblock. Except warmth- and heat pain detection thresholds which are only assessed when pain scores during tonic heat stimulation is above zero. Recovery of normal sensation is defined as VAS pain scores return to baseline or maximum 9 mm below and detection thresholds return to baseline or less than + 2 degrees above. Difference in maximum pain scores will be assessed at 4 hours post block and one hour after pain scores have returned to the preblock values.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary end point(s): Difference between dexmedetomidine and placebo and the duration of the sensory block assessed by: - Pin prick - Maximum pain during tonic heat stimulation test - Warmth detection threshold - Heat pain detection threshold Difference in maximum pain scores between dexmedetomidine and placebo during block and after recovery of normal sensation.;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Duration is defined as time from block performance until recovery of normal sensation, assessed on the hour postblock. Except warmth- and heat pain detection thresholds which are only assessed when pain scores during tonic heat stimulation is above zero. Recovery of normal sensation is defined as VAS pain scores return to baseline or maximum 9 mm below and detection thresholds return to baseline or less than + 2 degrees above. Difference in maximum pain scores will be assessed at 4 hours post block and one hour after pain scores have returned to the preblock values.

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Countries

Denmark

Contacts

Public ContactClinical trials information

Køge Sygehus

hessel@dadlnet.dk004560610666

Outcome results

None listed

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