Comparison of two drugs dexmedetomidine and ketamine in children given through nose.

Phase 3

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/04/032662
• Lead Sponsor: Neha Kumari

Brief Summary

Comparison of intranasal dexmedetomidine and ketamine for paediatric premedication. This will enable us to decide the optimum drug for having a calm child before surgery. The study will include 100 paediatric patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2021-03-24
• Study Start: 2021-04-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• patients able to comprehend and willing to participate.
• Patients of ASA physical status 1 and 2.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with known sensitivity to given drugs.
• patients on concomitant anti arrhythmic or sedative medication.
• patients with history of nausea/vomiting, apnoeic spells,cardiorespiratory and neurological illnesses.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
FLACC scoring	45 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Preoperative anxiety score, acceptance of intranasal delivery, sedation score and any adverse effect.	60 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IGIMS, Patna; 🇮🇳 Patna, BIHAR, India

IGIMS, Patna

🇮🇳Patna, BIHAR, India

Neha Kumari

Principal investigator

7250574323

doctornehakumari1@gmail.com