A Comparative Study of the Effect of Epidural Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl Added to Ropivacaine in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Congenital Skelectal Anomaly

Treatments: Drug: dexmedetomidine; Drug: Ropivacaine; Drug: fentanyl

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02375191

4-2014-0921

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of epidural dexmedetomidine added to ropivacaine in pediatric orthopedic surgery

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pediatric patients aged from 3 to 12 years undergoing orthopedic mechanical correction surgery

Exclusion criteria

• coagulopathy, refusal (parents), current infection on the lumbar area, spinal tract pathology

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

fentanyl

Active Comparator group

Description:

0.2% ropivacaine+ 1 mcg/kg fentanyl

Treatment:

Drug: fentanyl

Drug: Ropivacaine

dexmedetomidine

Experimental group

Description:

0.2% ropivacaine+1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine

Treatment:

Drug: Ropivacaine

Drug: dexmedetomidine