Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the Characteristics of High Volume/Low Concentration Ropivacaine in a Caudal Block in Pediatrics

Completed 80 enrolled Yonsei University

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindPrevention

Summary

The investigators perform this study to evaluate the effects of caudal Dexmedetomidine (DEX) added to high volume/low-concentration of ropivacaine in children undergoing orchiopexy.

Timeline

Start: 2011-05
Primary completion: 2011-05
Completion: 2011-07

Publications

Cho JE, Kim JY, Park SJ, Kil HK. The Effect of 1 microg/kg Dexmedetomidine Combined with High-Volume/Low-Concentration Caudal Ropivacaine in Children Undergoing Ambulatory Orchiopexy. Biol Pharm Bull. 2015;38(7):1020-5. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00086.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	1 ug/kg	Other
Background	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.15 %	Other
Background	Ropivacaine	Other / unclassified	1.5 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.