Sedation During Spinal Anesthesia
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Sedation During Spinal Anesthesia
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT03133780
- Lead Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Brief Summary
Patients during spinal anesthesia should be sedated.
- Detailed Description
Spinal anesthesia offers a number of advantages to both the patient and the physician. However, patients are often reluctant to remain awake during a procedure. Sedation has been shown to increase patient satisfaction during regional anesthesia and may be considered as a means to increase the patient's acceptance.Therefore, provision of adequate sedation is important if the advantages of spinal anesthesia are to be fully appreciated.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
- Male patients aged from 18 to 50 years old undergoing elective unilateral inguinal hernia repair with no neurological, cardiovascular and hepato-renal abnormalities.
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Exclusion Criteria
- Age: younger than 18 or older than 50.
- Psychatric or neurological disorders.
- Cardiovascular disorders.
- Coagulation disorders.
- Contraindications to neuraxial block (allergy to L.A, peripheral neuropathy, prior spine surgery).
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Ketamine Ketamine Patients will receive IV ketamine 0.5 mg/kg diluted in normal saline to a volume of 50 ml over 10 min Midazolam Midazolam Patients will receive IV midazolam 0.03 mg/kg diluted in normal saline to a volume of 50 ml over 10 min
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time for the onset of sedation in minutes assessed by modified observer's assessment of alertness/sedation score 90 minutes after spinal anesthesia assessed by modified observer's assessment of alertness/sedation score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine Assuit University
🇪🇬Assiut, Asyut, Egypt