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COMPARISON OF TWO MILD SLEEP MEDICINES (DEXMEDETOMIDINE GIVEN UNDER THE TONGUE AND MIDAZOLAM GIVEN AS AN ORAL SYRUP)TO CALM CHILDREN JUST BEFORE SURGERY

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Any child between the ages of 3 years to 7 years, weighing between 10-20 kilograms, undergoing elective minor surgery.
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/12/010925
Lead Sponsor
Kasturba Hopsital Manipal
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA PS) 1 and 2, Weight 10 to 20 kg, Elective minor surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA PS) 3 and 4, Weight < 10 kg or > 20 kg, Known allergy or hypersensitivity to dexmedetomidine, Parental/ Guardian refusal, Severe developmental delay or behavioural problems, Emergency cases, Cardiac arrhythmia or congenital heart disease, Surgeries more than 4 hour duration, Haemodynamic or respiratory instability, Children at risk for airway obstruction (obstructive sleep apnoea or a craniofacial syndrome), Any treatment with sedatives or anticonvulsants, Children who spit, vomited or refused sublingual administration of medication will also be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Behaviour of the child on separation from parent (Modified Observer assessment of alertness and sedation scale- MOAA/S of 3 or 4)Timepoint: At 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Acceptability of the drug via sublingual route <br/ ><br>- Mask acceptance (Mask acceptance score of 1 or 2) <br/ ><br>- Behaviour at time of wake-up from anaesthesia (Wake up behaviour score 1 or2) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At 2 years
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