The effect of the addition of dexmedetomidine to low dose bupivacaine on the duration of anaesthesia in the caudal block after lower abdominal surgeries
Phase 2
- Conditions
- ocal anaesthetics.Anaesthetics and therapeutic gases
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017080513947N8
- Lead Sponsor
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
class ASA 1 children who were between 1 and 6 years old and were candidates for lower abdominal surgeries and caudal block.
Exclusion criteria: developmental delay hx; hemostasis disorders; antiplatelet medication use; sensitivity to the used drugs in the study; local infection in the caudal block site or congenital anomalies; pre-operational need for analgesics.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The pain scale after surgery. Timepoint: 4, 8, 12, 24 h after of operation. Method of measurement: Evaluation of the pain scale after surgery with FLACC behavioral tool for children under 3 years old and Baker-Wong FACES rating scale for children older that 3 years.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The time of voluntary leg movements and urination were assessed. Timepoint: After operation. Method of measurement: by expert nurse.;The first time that the patients need analgesics and their dose in the first 24 hours, the total amount of analgesics used in 24 hours. Timepoint: 24h. Method of measurement: after admission in ward and by expert nurse.