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Comparing the effect of three local anesthesia drug regimes Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine-dexmedetomidine and Bupivacaine – fentanyl through an injection through the tail portion of the spinal column for providing postoperative analgesia in children one to five years old in a children's hospital.

Phase 2
Conditions
Postoperative pain in children.
Inguinal hernia
Registration Number
IRCT2015110318091N6
Lead Sponsor
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

children aged 1-5 years old; elective inguinal hernia operations. Exclusion criteria: cardiac-pulmonary congenital anomalies; history of drug allergy to the drugs used; contraindications to caudal block; cases with ASA class > I.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain. Timepoint: at time points of 30 and 60 minutes after operation in recovery room and at 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 12th and 24th hours after operation in the surgery unit. Method of measurement: Face Pain Scale Revise (FPS-R).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart rate. Timepoint: Every 10 minute after caudal block till and every 5 minute. Method of measurement: Anesthesia electrocardioraphic monitoring equipment.;Arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: 10 minutes after caudal block till the start of operation and with 5 minute intervals till the end of operation. Method of measurement: Pulse oximeter device.;Arterial blood pressure. Timepoint: Every 10 minute after caudal block till and every 5 minute. Method of measurement: No ninvasive blood pressure monitoring device.;Sedation. Timepoint: At 30 and 60 minutes after operation in the recovery room and at the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 12th and 24th hours time points. Method of measurement: Michigan University Sedation Scale.
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