Dexamethasone or Clonidine as Adjuncts to Ropivacaine for Caudal Analgesia on Analgesia Duration in Children

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Comparing the duration of pain relief from caudal analgesia when adjuncts like dexamethasone, clonidine, or saline (salt water) are added to ropivacaine.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Treatments: BB 1101; Clonidine; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• The subject will receive presurgical caudal block

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1 or 2

• Day surgery unit

• weight 30 kg or less

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neuromuscular disease

• Back problem

• Caudal area skin infection

• Mental retardation

• Developmental delay

• Bleeding disorder