The evaluation of the effect of dexmedetomidine added to local infiltration of bupivacaine on post-operative pain of pediatric inguinal herniorraphy.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Inguinal hernia.Inguinal hernia
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016060314372N8
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients between the range of 6 months to 6 years old; (ASA I); patients who have surgery for unilateral inguinal hernia.
Exclusion criteria:
A history of bleeding disorders, allergies to Dexmedetomidine and bupivacaine; developmental delay; upper respiratory tract infection, congenital heart disease, liver and kidney failure, neurological disease, mental retardation.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post-operative pain. Timepoint: children's and infant's postoperative pain scale (CHIPPS). Method of measurement: Immediately after arriving in recovery, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours and 4 hours after surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sedation. Timepoint: Immediately after arriving in recovery, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours and 4 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Sedation score.