The effect of dexmedetomidine in addition to local anaesthetic on the block of nerves in the arm
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Anaesthesia and analgesia in the armSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN67622282
- Lead Sponsor
- Cumhuriyet University (Turkey)
- Brief Summary
2012 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24648597/ (added 17/12/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18-60
2. Male and female participants
3. Scheduled forearm and hand surgery patients
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with a history of cardiac, respiratory, hepatic, or renal failure, coagulopathy, and allergy to amid local anesthetics
2. Receiving adrenoreceptor agonist or antagonist therapy, chronic analgesic therapy
3. Pregnant women
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Sensory and motor block onset time, defined as the time between the end of the local anesthetic injection and no response to the pinprick test and complete paralysis<br> 2. Sensory and motor block durations. The duration of sensory block was considered as the time interval between the complete sensory block and the first postoperative pain, and the duration of motor block was defined as the time interval between the complete paralysis and complete recovery of motor function<br> 3. Time to first analgesic use recorded during postoperative first 12 hours<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Mean arterial pressure<br> 2. Heart rate<br>