To assess the effectiveness of adding Dexmedetomidine (a drug) to Ropivacaine (a local anaesthetic drug),compared to Ropivacaine alone, for pain relief in pediatric surgeries below the umbilicus.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/02/049660
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Alvi Vinod
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. ASA class 1 & 2
2. Children undergoing elective infraumbilical surgery less than 1hour duration
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known allergy to the study drugs
2. Suspected coagulopathy
3. Infection at the site of block
4. History of developmental delay, neurological disease, skeletal deformities, cardiovascular diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of analgesia assessed by Modified Objective Pain Score greater than 4Timepoint: 10minute interval for first half an hour and then at 1,2,4,6,8,12,18,24 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of motor blockTimepoint: From time of block to time of spontaneous leg movements;Emergence timeTimepoint: Time from end of surgery to opening of eyes spontaneously or on calling.;Heart rate, Mean Arterial Pressure, Respiratory rate, SpO2Timepoint: Intraoperatively, every 5minutes for the 1st half an hour and then at 10minute intervals. <br/ ><br>Postoperatively, 10minute interval for first half an hour and then at 1,2,4,6,8,12,18,24 hours.;Sedation using Simple sedation scoreTimepoint: 10minute interval for first half an hour and then at 1,2,4,6,8,12,18,24 hours