Bupivacaine Alone vs Bupivacaine and Dexmed in Cesarean Deliveries

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-10-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the onset and duration of sensory and motor block after spinal anesthesia between intrathecal bupivacaine alone vs intrathecal bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine combination.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: KRL Hospital, Islamabad
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant females of age 18-45 years

2. ASA physical status II

3. Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18-35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any relative or absolute contra-indication to spinal anesthesia

2. Allergy to dexmedetomidine

3. Subjects with pre-existing non-obstetric medical co-morbidities

4. Patient refusal for spinal technique

5. Obstetrics emergencies