A clinical trial to study the effects of 3 different doses of dexmedetomidine on pain relief after surgery in childre
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- post surgical pain
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/03/003462
- Lead Sponsor
- Director
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
eighty ASA physical status I-II children, aged 1 to 8 years, undergoing lower abdominal and perineal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
•Contraindication to caudal block (infection at site of block, bleeding diathesis, preexisting Neurological/ Spinal disease or abnormality of sacrum)
•Children with conduction blocks.
•History of allergic reaction to local anaesthetics or the study drugs.
•History of developmental delay/mental retardation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method postoperative analgesic duration and requirement of rescue analgesiaTimepoint: 24 hour postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting sedation and agitationTimepoint: 24 hour postoperatively