Dexmedetomidine in Obturator Nerve Block as an Analgesic in Transurethral Surgeries

Phase 0 Completed 56 enrolled Cairo University

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

in our study, we will investigate the impact of adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine for the potency of the obturator nerve block and prevention of the postoperative pain associated with transurethral surgery in comparison of obturator nerve block with bupivacaine alone

Timeline

Start: 2024-02-01
Primary completion: 2024-07-20
Completion: 2024-08-01

Publications

Background Badrinath R., Konety MD, MBA, Peter R., Carroll MD: Urothelial carcinoma in Smith's General Urology, edited by Emil A. Tanagho, Jack W., and MC Ninch (Eds.), 17th edition, MC Graw Hil, 2008.
Background Peter T. Nich, MD; Fray F. Marshall, MD Surgery for bladder cancer. Walsh, Patrick C., Retik, Alan B., E. Darracott Vaughan, and Alan J. Wein [Eds]: Campbell's Urology, 9th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2007. 2478
Background Erbay G, Akyol F, Karabakan M, Celebi B, Keskin E, Hirik E. Effect of obturator nerve block during transurethral resection of lateral bladder wall tumors on the presence of detrusor muscle in tumor specimens and recurrence of the disease. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2017 Feb;33(2):86-90. doi: 10.1016/j.kjms.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Dec 30.
Background Bilotta F, Pugliese F. The evolving clinical use of dexmedetomidine. Lancet. 2020 Jul 18;396(10245):145-147. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30902-8. No abstract available.
Background Abdulatif M, Mukhtar A, Obayah G. Pitfalls in reporting sample size calculation in randomized controlled trials published in leading anaesthesia journals: a systematic review. Br J Anaesth. 2015 Nov;115(5):699-707. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev166. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	2 ug/kg	—
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	5 ml	Intrathecal
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	15 mg	Intrathecal

Indications

No indication recorded.