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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method 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.