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Anesthetic Advantages of Dexmedetomidine for Hypotensive Anesthesia

Anesthetic Advantages of Dexmedetomidine Compared With Nitroglycerin for Hypotensive Anesthesia in Orthognathic Surgery. A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02083055
Enrollment
40
Registered
2014-03-11
Start date
2012-12-31
Completion date
2014-02-28
Last updated
2014-03-11

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Hypotension

Keywords

dexmedetomidine, controlled hypotensive anesthesia

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the positive anesthetic properties such as reduce intraoperative analgesic requirement, time to extubation and recovery, and early postoperative pain of dexmedetomidine used as a hypotensive agent compared with nitroglycerin.

Detailed description

The subject included the healthy patients who underwent orthognathic surgery and gave written the informed consent. The sample size was calculate from the amount of fentanyl use in orthognathic surgical case and difference more 30% was significant. Randomization was done by random number table to 2 groups. Both groups received standardized controlled hypotensive anesthesia and surgery. D group used dexmedetomidine as the hypotensive drug and N group use nitroglycerin. The main outcome were the amount of fentanyl use, time to eye opening, follow simple command, extubation, early postoperative pain, and early postoperative amount of pain killer. All recorded by anesthesiologist on data sheet. compare statistical analysis used compare mean by unpaired student t test.

Interventions

DRUGDexmedetomidine

controlled hypotensive anesthesia with dexmedetomidine compare with nitroglycerin on anesthetic outcome such as analgesic use, time to eye opening, follow verbal command, extubation and early postoperative pain

DRUGNitroglycerin

controlled hypotensive anesthesia with nitroglycerin compared with dexmedetomidine on anesthetic outcomes such as analgesic use, time to eye opening, follow verbal command, extubation, and early postoperative pain.

Sponsors

Mahidol University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* patients who undergo bimaxillary surgery physical status I according to the classification of the American Society of Anesthesiologist age 18-45 years

Exclusion criteria

* systemic diseases not given informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
amount of intraoperative fentanylintraoperatve periodRecord the amount of fentanyl used in the operation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
time to follow verbal commandemergence of anesthesiathe time that counted from closed anesthetic drugs and reversed muscle relaxant to patients can follow simple verbal command such as open mouth, protrude the tongue, move the hand.
time to extubationemergence of anesthesiathe time that counted from closed anesthetic drugs and reversed muscle relaxant to remove the nasotracheal tube.
time to eye openingemergence of anesthesiathe time that counted from closed anesthetic drugs and reversed muscle relaxant to patients eye opening.
postoperative pain score at 60 minuteearly postoperative periodpostoperative pain score at 60 minute using 10-point pain assessment scale.
amount of pethidineearly postoperative period (first 2 hours)Record the amount of pethidine that used for a pain killer when pain score more than 4 in first 2 hours post-operation.
postoperative pain score at 30 minuteearly postoperative periodpostoperative pain score at 30 minute using 10-point pain assessment scale.

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026