Comparison of dexmedetomidine and clonidine in caudal block in paediatric patients posted for infra umbilical surgeries.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: N399- Disorder of urinary system, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061191
- Lead Sponsor
- Acharya Vinobha Bhave Rural Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Pediatric patients from 2 yrs to 6 years.
2. ASA grade I-II
3. Pediatric patients undergoing infraumbilical surgeries like hernia repair, circumcisions, orchidopexy, etc.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Children less than 2 yrs or more than 6 yrs.
2.ASA grade III –IV.
3.Known allergy to any of the study drugs.
4.Pre-operative hepatic or renal dysfunction.
5.Serious cardiac or respiratory disease.
6.History of developmental delay or mental retardation.
7.Known or suspected coagulopathy.
8.Signs of infection at the site of the proposed caudal block.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare caudal epidural bupivacaine with clonidine & bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine regarding the duration of analgesia in pediatric patients posted for infraumbilical surgeries under general anesthesiaTimepoint: 12 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the synergistic effect & safety of adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine compared with clonidine to bupivacaine in caudal block in infraumbilical surgeries. <br/ ><br>To compare the haemodynamic changes during intraoperative and postoperative period. <br/ ><br>To compare the quality and duration of postoperative analgesia. <br/ ><br>To compare the total amount of rescue analgesics used during the 12 hour post operative period. <br/ ><br>To study the side effects and complications during the post operative period. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 12 hours