The effect of dexmedetomidine injection on analgesia in patients after chest surgery
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chest surgery.Chronic post-thoracotomy painG89.22
- Registration Number
- IRCT20181104041550N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Candidate patients for thoracotomy surgery
ASA physical class < or = class III
Exclusion Criteria
Treatment with alpha adrenergic antagonists
Contraindications to epidural catheter placement
Patients who do not have the possibility of extubation after surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients pain rate. Timepoint: Up to 48 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adequate respiratory ventilation. Timepoint: Up to 48 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Observation.