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COMPARISON OF BUPIVACAINE WITH AND WITHOUT DEXMEDETOMIDINE IN CAUDAL BLOCK AMONG CHILDREN UNDERGOING INGUINAL HERNIOTOMY

NCT07140627 ↗

Phase 1 Completed 60 enrolled Allama Iqbal Medical College
RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindPrevention

Summary

A random controlled trial, was held at Jinnah Hospital in Lahore, consisting of 60 male pediatrics (6 months to 12 years), who were undergoing unilateral inguinal herniotomy or hydrocele repair. Patients were randomly allocated in two groups: Group A alone received 1 mL/kg 0.25% bupivacaine, while Group B received the same dose with 1 μg/kg dexmedetomidine. The pain score was evaluated by Wong-Beker Face Scale postoperatively every two hours, rescue analgesia (intravenous paracetamol 10 mg/kg) when the pain score reached ≥4

Timeline

Start
2024-08-01
Primary completion
2025-01-31
Completion
2025-01-31

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Dexmedetomidine Other / unclassified 1 ug/kg Other
Background Bupivacaine Other / unclassified 0.25 % Other

Indications

No indication recorded.