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NCT number NCT02781246
Other study ID # Wzhang05
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 4
First received May 16, 2016
Last updated May 19, 2016
Start date September 2016

Study information

Verified date May 2016
Source Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority China: Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Dexmedetomidine can prolong the duration of local anesthetics, but the effect of perineural dexmedetomidine on the potency of ropivacaine for brachial plexus blocks in pediatric patients has not been investigated. This study was designed to determine the effect of perineural dexmedetomidine on ropivacaine for brachial plexus blocks in pediatric patients


Description:

150 children scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicle brachial plexus blocks with ropivacaine guided by ultrasound visualisation were randomly assigned to one of the five groups: Group A (perineural ropivacaine), Group B (ropivacaine plus 0.5 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group C (ropivacaine plus 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group D (ropivacaine plus 1.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine) and Group E (ropivacaine plus 2 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine). The primary endpoint was the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC), which was determined using the Dixon up-and-down method. The secondary endpoints were the duration of analgesia and sedation


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 160
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date December 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 2 Years to 6 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- ASA I,II children, aged between 2 and 6 years, who were scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks.

Exclusion Criteria:

- any subjects with neurological, neuromuscular, psychiatric, or blood clotting disorders, or known history of active and severe renal, hepatic, respiratory, or cardiac diseases, or known allergy to systemic or local anesthetics or dexmedetomidine

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
perineural dexmedetomidine
Children scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicle brachial plexus blocks with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine guided by ultrasound visualisation were randomly assigned five groups: Group A (perineural ropivacaine), Group B (ropivacaine plus 0.5 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group C (ropivacaine plus 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group D (ropivacaine plus 1.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine) and Group E (ropivacaine plus 2 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine). In each group, children received a certain concentration of ropivacaine which adjusted by the "Dixon up-and-down method for supraclavicle brachial plexus. The first child received 0.2% ropivacaine , and the concentration of ropivacaine varied by 0.1% according to the up-and-down method. The primary endpoint was the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC).

Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC) For each patient, the target concentration of perineural ropivacaine was determined using the modified Dixon's up-and-down method starting with 0.20% in each group, varied with 0.1% as a step size. Increasing or decreasing the target concentration of perineural ropivacaine was determined by the response of the previous child in the same group. The response of each child was observed for 60 s after the skin incision and evaluated as 'successful' or 'unsuccessful.' 'Unsuccessful' was recorded when skin incision caused motor responses or change in hemodynamic parameters (heart rate and mean blood pressure) more than 20% of the preincision values. If the response was determined to be unsuccessful, the concentration of perineural ropivacaine given to the next patient would be increased by 0.1%. If it was successful, the concentration of caudal levobupivacaine given to the next patient would be decreased by 0.1% up to 30 minutes after brachial plexus blocks Yes
Primary Postoperative pain The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale or FLACC scale is a measurement used to assess pain for children between the ages of 2 months and 7 years or individuals that are unable to communicate their pain.
The scale is scored in a range of 0-10 with 0 representing no pain, 1-3 representing mild uncomfortable, 4-6 representing moderate pain, 7-10 representing high-level pain or/and uncomfort. The FLACC scale was evaluated at 6 and 12 hours postoperatively, and scale of =4 points was regarded as an inadequate analgesia and was managed with 10 mg/kg of ibuprofen by mouth every 6 h as required
up to 12 hours after brachial plexus blocks Yes
Primary The sedation status Sedation status was evaluated by a attending anesthesiologists with a 6-point sedation scale, which was modified from the Modified Observer Assessment of Alertness and Sedation Scale (MOAA/S). The MOAA/S scale was evaluated at 6 and 12 hours postoperatively
0 Does not respond to a noxious stimulus
Does not respond to mild prodding or shaking
Responds only after mild prodding or shaking
Responds only after name is called loudly or repeatedly
Lethargic response to name-spoken in normal tone
Appears asleep, but responds readily to name-spoken in normal tone
Appears alert and awake, responds readily to name-spoken in normal tone
up to 12 hours after brachial plexus blocks Yes
Secondary pulse oximetry Significant Oxyhemoglobin desaturation was defined as < 90% up to 12 hours after brachial plexus blocks Yes
Secondary heart rate Bradycardia was defined as a reduction in heart rate more than 20% from the baseline values up to 12 hours after brachial plexus blocks Yes
Secondary noninvasive arterial blood pressure Hypotension was defined as a reduction in systolic blood pressure more than 20% from the baseline values up to 12 hours after brachial plexus blocks Yes
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