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Dexmedetomidine and Pregabalin for Conscious Sedation During Cataract Surgery

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Conscious Sedation
Interventions
Drug: Placebo oral capsule
Drug: topical anesthesia
Registration Number
NCT03735368
Lead Sponsor
Abd-Elazeem Abd-Elhameed Elbakry
Brief Summary

Although topical anesthesia by eye drops for cataract surgery is a non-invasive technique but it may provide insufficient anesthesia which requires the intraoperative use of additional topical local anesthetics and raises the need for sedation.

Detailed Description

The present study is constructed to evaluate the effect of pregabalin on sedation using dexmedetomidine for cataract surgery under topical anesthesia . In the dexmedetomidine-pregabalin group, the patients will be premedicated by pregabalin. In the placebo group (control group) the patients will be premedicated by placebo capsules. All patients will be sedated by dexmedetomidine. Sedation will be assessed as a primary outcome measurement where pain, vital signs, intraoperative and postoperative pain, total analgesic needs and side effects will be assessed as secondary outcome measurements.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • American Society Of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I and II physical status.
  • Scheduled for cataract extraction under topical anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Hepatic or renal impairment.
  • Taking chronic psychotropic medications.
  • Mental instability.
  • Morbid obesity.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Substance abuse.
  • Pregnant and lactating females.
  • History of allergy to the study drugs used

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Dexmedetomidine- PregabalinDexmedetomidine InjectionPregabalin Oral Capsule +Dexmedetomidine Injection+topical anesthesia
Dexmedetomidine- PregabalinPregabalin Oral CapsulePregabalin Oral Capsule +Dexmedetomidine Injection+topical anesthesia
Dexmedetomidine- Pregabalintopical anesthesiaPregabalin Oral Capsule +Dexmedetomidine Injection+topical anesthesia
ControlDexmedetomidine Injectionplacebo oral capsule+ dexmedetomidine+topical anesthesia
ControlPlacebo oral capsuleplacebo oral capsule+ dexmedetomidine+topical anesthesia
Controltopical anesthesiaplacebo oral capsule+ dexmedetomidine+topical anesthesia
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
sedation score changesbaseline,1hour after premedication, intraoperative every 5 minutes ,postoperative every 6hours for 24 hours

Ramsay sedation score from 1 to 6. score 2 to 4 is acceptable sedation. Score 5 or 6 is excessive sedation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
pain score changesbaseline,1hour after premedication, intraoperative every 5 minutes ,postoperative every 6hours for 24 hours

verbal pain score (VPS) from 0 = no pain to 10= the worst pain imaginable. scor ≥ 3 indicates need of analgesia

heart rate changesbaseline,1hour after premedication, intraoperative every 5 minutes ,postoperative every 6hours for 24 hours

beats/minute

arterial oxygen saturationbaseline,1hour after premedication, intraoperative every 5 minutes ,postoperative every 6hours for 24 hours

the percentage of hemoglobin saturation with oxygen in arterial blood.

Incidence of ataxiafrom administering premedication till 24hours postoperative

percentage

arterial blood pressure changesbaseline,1hour after premedication, intraoperative every 5 minutes ,postoperative every 6hours for 24 hours

mmHg

Incidence of hypotensionfrom administering premedication till 24hours postoperative

percentage

respiratory ratebaseline,1hour after premedication, intraoperative every 5 minutes ,postoperative every 6hours for 24 hours

breath/minute

total dexmedetomidine consumptionintraoperatively

ug

Incidence of respiratory depressionfrom administering premedication till 24 hours postoperative.

percentage

Incidence of bradycardiafrom administering premedication till 24hours postoperative

percentage

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine

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Cairo, Shebin El-kom, Egypt

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