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ICU patient response to tracheal suctioning with placebo, lignocaine or dexmedetomidine

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- ICU patients
Registration Number
CTRI/2012/08/002898
Lead Sponsor
Kasturba Hospital KMC Manipal
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

All patients that have a tracheal tube in situ in IC

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with known or suspected allergy to any of the study drugs (dexmedetomidine, lidocaine)

2.Patients with seizure disorder

3.Patients receiving neuromuscular blockade / with known neuromuscular disease

4.Patients who were hypotensive requiring more than one inotrope / vasopressor

5.Patients that were delirious or had disease condition that would confuse the behaviour assessment, such as decerebrate posturing

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umerical rating scale score <br/ ><br>Behavioural response score <br/ ><br>Haemodynamic fluctuations of 20% from baselineTimepoint: Baseline, at one minute interval for five minutes starting from the point of tracheal suctioning and at 10th and 15th minute following tracheal suctioning. <br/ ><br>Behavioural response and numerical rating was assessed just prior to tracheal suctioning and in the following minute after tracheal suctioning
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complications <br/ ><br>Arrhythmias, desaturation <br/ ><br>Timepoint: During study period, that is within 15 minutes after tracheal suctioning
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