Influence of Addition of Dexmeditomidine or Fentanyl to Bupivacaine Lumbar Spinal Subarachnoid Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernioplasty

Influence of Addition of Dexmeditomidine or Fentanyl to Bupivacaine Lumbar Spinal Subarachnoid Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernioplasty.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201710002669205

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-06

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

suarachnoid, anesthesia, inguinal, hernioplasty Anaesthesia

Interventions

hyperbaric bupivacaine with normal saline

hyperbaric bupivacaine plus dexmeditomidine

hyperbaric bupivacaine plus fentanyl

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA physical status I and II male patients aged 18-50 years height 160-190 weight 50-90 kg scheduled for inguinal hernioplasty under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients with a history of cardiac disease uncontrolled hypertension patients with allergy to the study drugs opium addiction sedative drugs consumption contraindications for spinal anesthesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
onset of anesthesia;duration of anesthesia;postoperative analgesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
sedation, hypotension, nausia, vomiting, tachycardia, bradycardia, pruritis the need for additional intraoperative analgesics	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactJehan Fawzy

lecturer

fawzyezz@yahoo.com00201066525038

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026