Caudal Versus Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Caudal Analgesia in Children

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this prospective randomized double-blind study was to compare the analgesic efficacy and the side effects of dexmedetomidine (1 µg.kg-1) co-administered with bupivacaine for caudal analgesia or intravenously in children undergoing infra-umbilical surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Jordan
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Bupivacaine; Dexmedetomidine; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) - I

• Scheduled for lower abdominal and perineal surgery

• Under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hypersensitivity to any local anesthetics

• Patient has history of allergy, intolerance, or reaction to dexmedetomidine

• Infections at puncture sites

• Bleeding diathesis

• Preexisting neurological disease

• Children with uncorrected cardiac lesions

• Children with heart block