Nebulized Dexmedetomidine VS ODF Melatonin for Peri Operative Anxiety and Emergence Agitation in Pediatric Day Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-09-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare between the effect of nebulized dexmedetomidine and the effect of oral dispensable film (ODF) melatonin in controlling perioperative anxiety and post operative emergence agitation and their effect on the overall surgical experience.in pediatric patients undergoing day case surgery.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: nada moahmed aboelrouse
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine; Melatonin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I & II

• both genders,

• ≥ 2 to 10 years,

• scheduled for elective day case surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• parents' refusal for participation in the study

• ASA III and VI patients with history of chronic illness

• runny nose or upper respiratory tract infection

• Emergency surgeries with hemodynamic instability

• history of allergic reaction to dexmedetomidine or melatonin

• History of prematurity

• developmental delay

• central nervous system disorder,

• mental retardation,

• neurological or psychiatric illness that may be associated with anxiety and agitation (cerebral palsy, seizure, separation anxiety disorder, ADHD etc.).

• treatment with anticonvulsants and sedatives