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Effect of Dexmedetomidine Supplementation to General Anaesthesia in Paediatric Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

Effect of Dexmedetomidine Supplementation to General Anaesthesia in Paediatric Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06631534
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-10-08
Start date
2024-04-03
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2024-10-15

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Conditions

Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Delirium - Postoperative, Dexmedetomidine, Stress Response

Keywords

Atrial septal Defect, ASD, Dexmedetomidine, Echocardiography, Cardiac index, PAED, VTI, Norepinephrine, Corisol

Brief summary

The aim of this randomized trial is to determine efficacy of dexmedetomidine in improving quality of recovery in pediatric patients undergoing interventional catheter closure of ASD while maintaining the hemodynamic parameters. Additionally he stress reducing effects of dexmedetomidine will be investigated in this population . The main questions it aims to answer are: Does Dexmedetomidine maintain stable hemodynamics in pediatric patients undergoing transcatheter ASD Closure while improving their quality of recovery? Does dexmedetomidine prolong duration of recovery and time to extubation in pediatric patients ? Does dexmedetomidine exert stress reducing properties in this population? Participants will: Either be administered Dexmedetomidine in a loading/maintenance regimen or a placebo, with hemodynamics being monitored at the baseline, intraoperatively and postoperatively, with recovery time and quality of recovery especially emergence delirium being monitored. Stress hormone levels will be sampled at baseline and postoperatively.

Detailed description

Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital anomalies in pediatric and even in adult population, it is associated with a left-to-right shunt resulting in right ventricular (RV) volume overload and increase in pulmonary blood flow eventually culmination in right ventricular heart failure (RVHF) and pulmonary hypertension. Percutaneous closure of ASD was devised nearly a half century ago, and now constitutes a viable alternative to the standard approach of surgical closure. Anesthesia for pediatric patients undergoing percutaneous closure involves a spectrum from sedation to general anesthesia using a variety of drugs according to institutional protocol. Stress response represents the sum of metabolic nd hormonal perturbations initiated by the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in response to the surgical stimulus. Dexmedetomidine is an α2-adrenoreceptor agonist possessing stress ameliorating effects exerted on the central sympathetic outflow. It can be used either alone in sedation or as supplementation to general anesthesia. It possesses a remarkable hemodynamic stability profile and due to its prolonged duration of action, it plays a significant role in reducing emergence delirium. This study aims at evaluating utility of dexmedetomidine as a supplementary agent to general anesthesia on hemodynamic stability / cardiac output, reduction of pediatric emergence delirium and stress hormone levels in pediatric patients undergoing transcatheter closure of ASD.

Interventions

DRUGDexmedetomidine

Dexmedetomidine 1ug/kg bolus administered over 10 minutes followed by a continuous infusion of 0.5ug/kg/hr

DRUGSaline (NaCl 0,9 %) (placebo)

Saline (placebo)

Sponsors

Alexandria University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Pediatric Patients 3-12 years of age admitted for device closure of ASD secundum

Exclusion criteria

* ASA IV, V * Neurological problems (cerebral palsy, mental retardation, etc.,) * Children with chromosomal abnormalities or other multiple congenital anomalies or other complex cardiac anomalies * Hepatic or renal insufficiency * History of allergy to the drugs used * Previous Cardiac Surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hemodynamic Parameters - Cardiac OutputBaseline , PerioperativelyCardiac Output/Cardiac index assessed via VTI derived Stroke volume
Hemodynamic Parameters - Heart RateBaseline , Perioperatively
Hemodynamic Parameters - Mean Arterial Blood PressureBaseline , Perioperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Stress HormonesBaseline , PerioperativelyNorepinephrine level
Quality of RecoveryPerioperativelyQuality of recovery will be assessed in paediatric ICU using the paediatric anaesthesia emergence delirium (PAED) scores every 5 minutes after awakening for 30 minutes
Side EffectsPerioperativelyClinically significant Bradycardia: HR less than 60 or decrease 30% Clinically significant Tachycardia: HR increase 30% Clinically significant Hypotension: MAP decrease 30% Clinically significant Hypertension: MAP increase 30% Nausea and vomiting
G. Recovery TimePerioperativelyThe time from application of groin bandage to reach a modified Steward score of ≥ 6
Time to extubationPerioperativelyTime from applying of groin bandage and cessation of anaesthetic, to removal of ETT

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactMohamed Okasha, Specialist - MSc
m_adel13@alexmed.edu.eg0201006462352

Outcome results

None listed

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