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The Effect of dexmedetomidine on pain control of post cesarean section

The comparison of Addition of Dexmedetomidine and Fentanyl in Spinal Anesthesia with Bupivacaine in Cesarean Section

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20191021045175N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2019-12-11
Start date
2019-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-12-17

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Conditions

Duration of analgesia after spinal anesthesia. Other acute postprocedural pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, intrathecal injection of 3 µg dexmedetomidine with 12.5 mg bupivacaine was used. Intervention 2: In the control group, intrathecal inject

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA I, II Age: 18 to 45 years old Candidate for elective cesarean section

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of medicinal allergies History of cardiac block and dysrythmia Use of drugs such as calcium blocker-adrenergic receptor antagonist-angiotensin inhibitors Gestational age less than 36 weeks Hypertension and preeclampsia Gestational diabetes Coagulopathy Intrauterine growth restriction Anesthesia infection High intracranial pressure BMI greater than 35

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of analgesia after spinal anesthesia. Timepoint: Postoperatively in recovery time up to 2 hours and then in every two hours up to 8 hours and then every 4 hours up to 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Numerical Rating Scale (NRS).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Hosein Khademi

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

khademihs@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3858 3878

Outcome results

None listed

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