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To study and compare the injectable route with nasal route of drug delivery in reducing the heart rate and blood pressure during intubation(When a tube is passed through your mouth before surgery when you are unconscious).

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/06/034309
Lead Sponsor
Arindam Chatterjee
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

American Society of Anaesthesiologists(ASA) physical status I and II.

Aged between 18 and 60 years.

Undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation.

Exclusion Criteria

Known allergy to Dexmedetomidine.

ASA III and IV.

Predicted difficult airway planned for awake intubation.

Emergency surgeries.

Pregnant patients.

Patients on treatment with beta blockers or other rate control drugs, pacemakers.

Patient refusal to participate in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Haemodynamic parameters like heart rate,blood pressure and oxygen saturation.Timepoint: Baseline,1 minute,2 minute,3 minute,4 minute,5 minute,7 minute,10 minutes post intubation.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sedation Score using the Modified Observers Alertness/Sedation Scale. <br/ ><br>Dose sparing effect of Propofol.Timepoint: Sedation score will be assessed 3 minutes prior to induction.
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