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NCT Number: NCT02375191

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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Congenital Skelectal Anomaly

Age range

3 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Fentanyl

Drug

Dexmedetomidine

Drug

Ropivacaine

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. Postoperative pain score

    Time frame: During 48 hrs after pediatric orthopedic surgery

    CHEOPS, FLACC score were measured

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yonsei University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Mar 2, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 17, 2016

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