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Systemic Versus Local Dexmedetomidine as An Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block

Systemic Versus Local Dexamedetomedine as An Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block in Kidney Exploration Surgeries ,A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06386770
Enrollment
75
Registered
2024-04-26
Start date
2024-06-01
Completion date
2025-03-01
Last updated
2025-02-21

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Conditions

Dexmedetomidine, Erector Spinae Block

Keywords

Bupivacaine, kidney exploration surgery

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the analgesic effect of local versus systemic dexamedetomedine as adjuvant to bupivacaine in erector spinae block in kidney exploration surgeries.

Detailed description

Open Kidney surgeries remain one of the approaches used for those patients are requiring partial or radical nephrectomy and is associated with a high incidence of intense immediate postoperative pain and chronic pain for months following surgery. Effective treatment of postoperative pain allows early mobilization of the patient, shortens the recovery and discharge time, prevents the development of chronic pain, and increases satisfaction and long-term quality of life. Current modalities used to manage pain for patients undergoing kidney exploration include oral and parenteral opioid administration, local anesthetic infiltration, and certain neuraxial and regional anesthesia procedures including thoracic epidurals and paravertebral blocks. The erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a newer regional anesthetic technique that can be used to provide analgesia for a variety of surgical procedures or to manage acute or chronic pain. The technique is relatively easy to perform on patients, and it is performable with minimal or no sedation in the pre-operative holding area. Ultrasound is a non-invasive visualization technology that helps capture the anatomical structure of target tissues; it can help guide the direction and depth of anesthesia puncture needles, thus reducing the risk of complications. The local anesthetic drugs have a limited duration of action, so we need to add adjuvants such as opioids, alpha two agonists, neostigmine, or magnesium. Dexmedetomidine is a potent α2 agonist and is a powerful adjuvant to regional anesthesia and analgesia. It can prolong the duration of the nerve block anesthesia resulting in increased effectiveness of the block in terms of duration, less use of opioids, and shorter hospital stay in the absence of clinically significant side effects (hypotension, nausea, vomiting, and pruritus. Adding adjuvants to local anesthetics is frequently used to prolong the duration of single-injection regional nerve block. There have been multiple studies claiming increased effectiveness of use of dexmedetomidine and this has been consolidated in a meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of dexamedetomedine as a peripheral nerve block adjuvant.

Interventions

DRUGDexmedetomidine in 0.9 % NaCl 200 Mcg/50 mL (4 Mcg/mL) INTRAVEN INFUSION BOTTLE (ML)

Group III (group D IV): erector spinea block will receive 30 ml ( 28 ml bupivacaine 0.25% +2ml normal saline Na cl 0,9%) + dexamedetomedine (0.5µg/kg) diluted with 10 ml normal saline IV infusion by syringe pump over 10 min after 10 min from the induction of general anesthesia.

DRUGBupivacaine Hydrochloride

.Group Ι Block only (group BO) (control group): erector spinae block will receive 30 ml ( 28 ml bupivacaine 0.25% +2ml normal saline Na cl 0,9 %) +10ml IV normal saline will be injected over 10 min after 10 min from the induction of general anesthesia

DRUGDexmedetomidine Injection [Precedex]

Group ΙI (group DL): erector spinae block will receive 30 ml (28 ml bupivacaine 0.25% plus dexamedetomedine (0.5µg/kg) diluted in 2ml normal saline Na cl 0,9% ) + 10ml IV normal saline will be injected over 10 min after 10 min from the induction of general anesthesia

Sponsors

Aswan University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

In our randomized controlled trial, we employed masking (also called blinding) to reduce bias. Participants were unaware of whether they were receiving the intervention or control. Caregivers were instructed not to reveal this information, and outcome assessors who evaluated results were kept separate from intervention delivery.

Intervention model description

These prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trials will be performed in Aswan University Hospital on 75 patients who are scheduled for kidney exploration surgeries

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

•. kidney exploration surgeries. * ASA I/II patients. * BMI \<35

Exclusion criteria

* Getting opioid analgesics prior to surgery. * Local infections at the site where needle for block is to be inserted. * ASAIII/IV. * Pregnancy. * History of drug addiction or alcohol abuse or a psychiatric illness,

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The duration of analgesia, this was defined as the time in minutes to the first request for postoperative analgesics.at 60 , 180 minutesThe duration of analgesia, this was defined as the time in minutes to the first request for

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
2. Total postoperative opioid consumption (Nalbuphine consumption (mg) within the 48-hour period .at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 hours2\. Total postoperative opioid consumption (Nalbuphine consumption (mg) within the 48-hour period.
Ramsay Sedation Scale (RSS) (1: anxious; 2: cooperative and tranquil; 3: responding to command; 4: brisk response to stimuli; 5: sluggish response to stimuli; and 6: no response to stimuli) will be all assessedat 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 hoursamsay Sedation Scale (RSS) The RSS is a user-friendly and therefore commonly used sedation scale, with scores ranging from +4 (a violent dangerous patient) to -5 (an unarousable patient).6 A sedation score of 0 is most often therapeutically targeted, as it correlates with an alert and calm patient.
Intraoperative hemodynamic parameters blood pressureat 1, 3, 6, hoursblood pressure measurement obtained by non-invasive blood pressure cuff during intraoperative and postoperative in PACU expressed in mmhg
Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) requirementsduring intraoperative periods expressed in minutesMinimum alveolar concentration or MAC is the concentration, often expressed as a percentage by volume, of a vapour in the alveoli of the lungs that is needed to prevent movement (motor response) in 50% of subjects in response to surgical (pain) stimulus.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactTarek s Hemaida, MD
dr.tarek@aswu.edu.eg0100 736 3190
Backup ContactSoudy s Hammad, MD
soudi.salah@aswu.edu.eg+201014761523

Outcome results

None listed

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