low dose intravenous and caudal dexamethasone in caudal anesthesia

Comparison between low dose intravenous and caudal dexamethasone as adjuvants to caudal bupivacaine in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries - Comparison between low dose intravenous and caudal dexamethasone as adjuvants to caudal bupivacaine in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries: low dose intravenous and caudal dexamethasone

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000043810

Enrollment

150

Registered

2021-05-01

Start date

2021-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

prospective study

Interventions

received caudal analgesia with 0.125% bupivacaine 1ml/kg and ten ml normal saline (IV) received caudal analgesia with bupivacaine 0.125% 1 ml/kg + 0.1 mg/kg dexamethasone and ten ml normal saline (IV)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA I, II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: coagulopathies, infection at the block targeted site, or with known allergy to any of the drugs included in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the duration of the postoperative caudal analgesia and severity of postoperative pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of rescue analgesic doses, residual motor block, and side effects like nausea and vomiting	—

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactAmr abdelrazik

Minya University, Faculty of medicine anesthesia and intensive care department

m.amr274@yahoo.com00201023451177

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026