drugset / Trial / NCT04445636
Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine Versus Morphine as an Adjunct to Bupivacaine in Caudal Anesthesia.
RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment
Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the duration of postoperative analgesia, and any side effects of caudal dexmedetomidine versus morphine in combination with bupivacaine in pediatric patients undergoing thoracic surgeries.
Timeline
- Start
- 2020-06-28
- Primary completion
- 2020-12-01
- Completion
- 2020-12-10
Publications
- Background Anand VG, Kannan M, Thavamani A, Bridgit MJ. Effects of dexmedetomidine added to caudal ropivacaine in paediatric lower abdominal surgeries. Indian J Anaesth. 2011 Jul;55(4):340-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.84835.
- Background El Shamaa HA, Ibrahim M. A comparative study of the effect of caudal dexmedetomidine versus morphine added to bupivacaine in pediatric infra-umbilical surgery. Saudi J Anaesth. 2014 Apr;8(2):155-60. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.130677.
- Background Nguyen KN, Byrd HS, Tan JM. Caudal analgesia and cardiothoracic surgery: a look at postoperative pain scores in a pediatric population. Paediatr Anaesth. 2016 Nov;26(11):1060-1063. doi: 10.1111/pan.12990. Epub 2016 Aug 23.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dexmedetomidine | Other / unclassified | — | Other |
| Subject | Morphine | Other / unclassified | — | Other |
Indications
No indication recorded.