NCT05872087

Comparative Study Between Nebulised Dexmedetomidine and Nebulised Midazolam in Children Undergoing Lower Abdominal Surgeries

Comparative Study Between Nebulised Dexmedetomidine and Nebulised Midazolam in Reducing Preoperative Anxiety and Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Lower Abdominal Surgeries

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Comparative study between nebulised dexmedetomidine and nebulized midazolam in reducing preoperative anxiety and emergence delirium in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries

Detailed description

Dexmedetomidine is widely used in children and is replacing midazolam as the drug of choice for preoperative anxiolysis and sedation. However, there are limited studies comparing nebulized route in reducing preoperative anxiety and emergence delirium in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries

Conditions

• Emergence Delirium
• Anxiety Preoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Nebulised Dexmeditomidine	premedication by dexmeditomidine 3mcg/kg in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries
DRUG	Nebulised Midazolam	premedication by nebulised midazolam 0.3mg/kg in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-01
• Primary completion: 2023-09-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2023-05-24
• Last updated: 2024-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt