Oral Dexmedetomidine vs Midazoam For Premedication

Phase 4 Completed 52 enrolled Aydin Adnan Menderes University

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindPrevention

Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 2 µg/kg of oral dexmedetomidine (DEX) and 0.5 mg/kg dormicum as premedication among children undergoing dental procedures.

Timeline

Start: 2016-11-01
Primary completion: 2017-05-30
Completion: 2017-06-01

Publications

Background Kumari S, Agrawal N, Usha G, Talwar V, Gupta P. Comparison of Oral Clonidine, Oral Dexmedetomidine, and Oral Midazolam for Premedication in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery. Anesth Essays Res. 2017 Jan-Mar;11(1):185-191. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.194586.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	2 ug/kg	Oral
Comparator	Midazolam	Small molecule	0.5 mg/kg	—

Indications

No indication recorded.