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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2014/10/005148
CTRI/2014/10/005148CompletedPhase 4

Effect of Dexmedetomidine on cerebral blood flow auto-regulation in patients with intracranial tumours.

Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology0 sites30 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
30

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • two groups (15 patients in each group)
  • Group I - patients with unilateral Glioma, Glascow coma scale 15, American society of anesthesiology Grading 1 and 2.
  • Group II - patients having no intracranial pathology ( patients posted for lumbar and thoracic spinal cord surgeries (laminectomy, discectomy), American society of anesthesiology Grading 1 and 2.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient refusal, American society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class 3 and above, Age less than 18 years and more than 35 years, Preoperative Glasgow coma scale (GCS) <15, Intracranial vascular abnormalities, Documented cases of Carotid stenosis, atherosclerosis, Infra tentorial / posterior fossa tumours, Emergency surgery, Preoperative heart rate <50 bpm, Systemic hypertension stage III & above, Heart block, Known allergy to Dexmedetomidine, Patient on beta blockers, Coronary artery disease, Left ventricular dysfunction,Pregnant or Nursing woman.
  • Antihypertensive medication with alpha-methyldopa, clonidine or other a2-adrenergic agonist, Vascular pathology ( Plaque, calcification, narrowing, stenosis, abnormal flow pattern ) identified during pre-induction sonography, Difficulty in localizing intracranial vasculature by TCCDI, Abnormal bone window, Participation in another drug study during the preceding 1 month period.

Investigators

Sponsor
Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology

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