Effectiveness of caudal anesthesia either with intravenous dexmedetomidine or intranasal dexmedetomidine as a sole anesthetic technique-in inguinal hernia repair in pediatrics.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202511673869419

Enrollment

Registered

2025-11-13

Start date

2025-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Digestive System Surgery Paediatrics Anaesthesia

Interventions

Dexmedetomidine IV

Dexmedetomidine Intra nasal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infants between 6 months to 6 years American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II Lower limbs surgery or lower abdominal surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parent refusal Patients with any contraindication to caudal anesthesia (e.g. local infection, coagulation abnormality, known structural abnormality) Known allergy to local anesthetics Contraindication to use of dexmedetomidine (allergy).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
successful completion of surgery without conversion to general anesthesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of anesthesia;Duration of surgery ;Degree of respiratory support required ;Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability pain scale (FLACC);Post-operative intubation;Occurrence of complications or critical events e.g. bradycardia, hypotension, desaturation or apnea	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactSafaa;Ahmed Ragab;Ali

Lecturer of anesthesiology Fayoum university;Lecturer of general surgery Fayoum university

sgr00@fayoum.edu.eg;ama68@fayoum.edu.eg+201004631943;+201098464632

Outcome results

None listed

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