A comparative study on the efficacy of intravenous dexamethasone and lidocaine in reducing respiratory complications after general anesthesia

A comparative study on the efficacy of intravenous dexamethasone and lidocaine in reducing respiratory complications after general anesthesia in children with a history of reactive airways

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160301026866N5

Enrollment

Registered

2018-06-20

Start date

2018-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-07-16

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Conditions

respiratory complications after general anesthesia. J20

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Before the induction of anesthesia by the nurse, the first, second, and third groups received intravenous dexamethasone (0.2 mg/kg), intravenous lidocaine (1 mg/kg)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: healthy one-six-year-old ASA I/ASA II candidates of inguinal hernia repair who had a history of reactive airways or cold symptoms in the past six weeks were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: fever, productive cough, rhonchi in lung auscultation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SPO2, respiratory complications (cough, laryngospasm, bronchospasm). Timepoint: every 15 minutes in the ricovery room and every two hours during the first six hours of the patient’s stay in the ward. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmir Shafa

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

amir_shafa@med.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3773 5509

Outcome results

None listed

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