NCT00926705

Dexmedetomidine Infusion in Hypospadias Surgery

An Intraoperative Infusion of Dexmedetomidine Reduces the Opioid Requirements for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Hypospadias Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Jordan · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 1 Year – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that giving Dexmedetomidine in combination with Fentanyl for pediatric patients undergoing hypospadias surgery, will reduce the fentanyl requirement for intraoperative and postoperative analgesia.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Dexmedetomidine and Fentanyl	Dexmedetomidine in a dose of 1 ug/kg initial dose then continuous infusion of 0.7 ug/kg/hr . Combined with Fentanyl at a dose of 2 ug/kg initially plus boluses of fentanyl to keep the patient hemodynamically stable.
DRUG	Fentanyl	This group received Fentanyl at a dose of 2 ug/kg initially, followed by boluses to keep the patient hemodynamically stable.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-06-01
• Completion: 2009-01-01
• First posted: 2009-06-23
• Last updated: 2009-06-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Jordan