Lidocaine vs. Lidocaine With Dexmedetomidine for Intravenous Regional Anesthesia (IVRA) in Upper Limb Surgery
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorFatima Memorial Hospital
About this trial
This study compares lidocaine alone vs. lidocaine with dexmedetomidine in Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) for upper limb surgery in terms of pain scores and duration of analgesia
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
American Society of Anesthesiology Status I
American Society of Anesthesiology Status II
Elective surgery
Surgery duration <45 minutes
Disqualifiers
Sleep apnea
BMI >30
Heart block
uncontrolled hypertension
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Lidocaine (drug)
Drug40 ml of 0.5% lidocaine
Dexmedetomidine
DrugDexmedetomidine (0.5 μg/kg)
Treatment groups
90 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: LidocaineActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Lidocaine with DexmedetomidineExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Duration of Postoperative Analgesia
Time from surgery to first request for pain relief
Time frame
Up to 24 hours post surgerySecondary outcomes
1
Pain Score according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Mean Pain Score according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) measured on a 0-10 scale, 0 being no pain at all and 10 meaning worst pain imaginable
Time frame
2 hours post-operationSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov