Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Low Dose Hyperbaric 0.5% Bupivacaine

Lead Sponsor:

Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation

Conditions:

Post Operative Pain

Eligibility:

MALE

50-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Patients will be enrolled in one of the two groups using a computer-generated random number table: Group I will receive 1.5 ml of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine (7.5 mg). Group II will receive 1.2 mL of ...

Detailed Description

After approval of the synopsis and permission from the hospital ethics committee, all patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. Patients will be instructed not to consume ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA I to ASA II
  • Age 50 to 80 years old
  • Height between 155cm and 175 cm

Exclusion

  • History of spine surgery or the presence of an infectious focus on the back
  • Patient's refusal to undergo a spinal anaesthesia
  • Hypersensitivity to bupivacaine or dexmedetomidine
  • Patients taking drugs of abuse or narcotic analgesics
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • History of bleeding disorders
  • Oral/intravenous anticoagulant therapy
  • History of arrhythmias or labile hypertension
  • Unco-operative patients
  • Hearing defect
  • ASA III and IV
  • Central or peripheral nervous system disorders
  • Severe hypovolemia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 20 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 18 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

108 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05993975

Start Date

July 20 2021

End Date

February 18 2022

Last Update

October 31 2023

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Syed Muhammad Abbas

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 74200