Nebulized Midazolam, Dexmedetomidine, and Their Combination in Sedation of Preschoolers Undergoing Dental Treatment

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of nebulized Midazolam, Dexmedetomidine, and their combination as procedural, moderate sedative agents in preschoolers undergoing dental treatment.

Timeline

Start

2017-11-27

Primary completion

2019-08-29

Completion

2019-12-22

Publications

• Background Zanaty OM, El Metainy SA. A comparative evaluation of nebulized dexmedetomidine, nebulized ketamine, and their combination as premedication for outpatient pediatric dental surgery. Anesth Analg. 2015 Jul;121(1):167-171. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000728.
• Background Gomes HS, Miranda AR, Viana KA, Batista AC, Costa PS, Daher A, Machado GC, Sado-Filho J, Vieira LA, Correa-Faria P, Hosey MT, Costa LR. Intranasal sedation using ketamine and midazolam for pediatric dental treatment (NASO): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Apr 11;18(1):172. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1919-2.
• Background Guideline for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: Update 2016. Pediatr Dent. 2016 Oct 15;38(5):77-106.
• Background Tobias JD, Leder M. Procedural sedation: A review of sedative agents, monitoring, and management of complications. Saudi J Anaesth. 2011 Oct;5(4):395-410. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.87270.
• Background Surendar MN, Pandey RK, Saksena AK, Kumar R, Chandra G. A comparative evaluation of intranasal dexmedetomidine, midazolam and ketamine for their sedative and analgesic properties: a triple blind randomized study. J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2014 Spring;38(3):255-61. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.38.3.l828585807482966.
• Background Singh C, Pandey RK, Saksena AK, Chandra G. A comparative evaluation of analgo-sedative effects of oral dexmedetomidine and ketamine: a triple-blind, randomized study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Dec;24(12):1252-9. doi: 10.1111/pan.12493. Epub 2014 Jul 25.
• Background Li BL, Zhang N, Huang JX, Qiu QQ, Tian H, Ni J, Song XR, Yuen VM, Irwin MG. A comparison of intranasal dexmedetomidine for sedation in children administered either by atomiser or by drops. Anaesthesia. 2016 May;71(5):522-8. doi: 10.1111/anae.13407. Epub 2016 Mar 3.
• Background Harbuz DK, O'Halloran M. Techniques to administer oral, inhalational, and IV sedation in dentistry. Australas Med J. 2016 Feb 29;9(2):25-32. doi: 10.4066/AMJ.2015.2543. eCollection 2016.
• Background Greaves A. The use of Midazolam as an Intranasal Sedative in Dentistry. SAAD Dig. 2016 Jan;32:46-9.
• Background Bulach R, Myles PS, Russnak M. Double-blind randomized controlled trial to determine extent of amnesia with midazolam given immediately before general anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth. 2005 Mar;94(3):300-5. doi: 10.1093/bja/aei040. Epub 2004 Nov 26.
• Background Silva FC, Thuler LC. Cross-cultural adaptation and translation of two pain assessment tools in children and adolescents. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008 Jul-Aug;84(4):344-9. doi: 10.2223/JPED.1809.
• Background Vernon DT, Schulman JL, Foley JM. Changes in children's behavior after hospitalization. Some dimensions of response and their correlates. Am J Dis Child. 1966 Jun;111(6):581-93. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1966.02090090053003. No abstract available.
• Background Chernik DA, Gillings D, Laine H, Hendler J, Silver JM, Davidson AB, Schwam EM, Siegel JL. Validity and reliability of the Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scale: study with intravenous midazolam. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1990 Aug;10(4):244-51.
• Background Yuen VM, Hui TW, Irwin MG, Yao TJ, Chan L, Wong GL, Shahnaz Hasan M, Shariffuddin II. A randomised comparison of two intranasal dexmedetomidine doses for premedication in children. Anaesthesia. 2012 Nov;67(11):1210-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07309.x. Epub 2012 Sep 5.
• Background Canpolat DG, Yildirim MD, Aksu R, Kutuk N, Alkan A, Cantekin K. Intravenous ketamine, propofol and propofol-ketamine combination used for pediatric dental sedation: A randomized clinical study. Pak J Med Sci. 2016 May-Jun;32(3):682-7. doi: 10.12669/pjms.323.9834.

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Indications

No indication recorded.