NCT02544893

Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Using Dexmedetomidine for Ultrasound Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block

Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Using Bupivacaine Alone or Added Dexmedetomidine for Ultrasound Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Thoracotomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: TC Erciyes University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

we aimed postoperative analgesic effects of using bupivacaine alone or added dexmedetomidine for ultrasound guided thoracic paravertebral block in thoracotomy

Detailed description

paravertebral block is commonly used in the treatment for acute and chronic pain.The duration of paravertebral block could theoretically be prolonged with neurolytic agents. Dexmedetomidine ,an alfa-2 adrenoreceptor agonist, is being used and adjuvant capable of prolonging duration of sensory and motor block on nerve blocks.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	bupivacaine	21 ml 0.5 %bupivacaine is applied paravertebral space
DRUG	dexmedetomidin	1 ml dexmedetomidin + 20 ml 0.5 % bupivacaine are applied paravertebral space
DRUG	serum physiologic	21 ml serum physiologic is applied paravertebral space

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2015-09-09
• Last updated: 2016-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)