Dexmedetomidine-Midazolam vs. Ketamine-Midazolam on Emergence Delirium

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2-6
SponsorKasr El Aini Hospital

About this trial

Fifty children undergoing heart catheterization without local anesthesia in the skin will be randomly divided into two groups.

Group DM (Dexmedetomidine + Midazolam) and Group KM (Ketamine + Midazolam)

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Scheduled for elective cardiac catheterization under general anesthesia.

Disqualifiers

neurological disorder, psychiatric disease, or current psychoactive medication.

allergy.

significant systemic comorbidities.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Dexmedetomidine and Midazolam

    Drug

    Children will receive Dexamedetomedine and Midazolam

  • Ketamine and Midazolam

    Drug

    Children will receive Ketamine and Midazolam

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Dexmedetomidine-MidazolamActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: ketamine-MidazolamActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Emergence delirium

Incidence of emergence delirium assessed using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium PAED scale. The scale consists of five behavioral items, each rated on a 5-point scale from 0 to 4(Eye contact, Purposefulness, Awareness, Restlessness, Inconsolability),Total scores range from 0 to 20.A PAED score ≥10 will be considered a clinically significant ED.

Time frame
30 minutes post-anesthesia

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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