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During LA in retinal surgery there is some problem as regard the lack of anaesthesia duration and unexpected globe movement .so many adjuvant was added to LA to overcome this disadvantages of LA such as clonidine and fentanyl .

The investigators hypothesis is adding dexmedetomidine to pribulbal blocking LA will prolong anaesthesia duration and improve globe akinesia and decrease intraoperative supplementation of LA.There are Many studies had described the effects of dexmedetomidine on peripheral nerve blocks, spinal but up to date no knowledge is available on the impact of dexmedetomidine adjuvant to local anaesthetic in ophthalmic surgery


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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)


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NCT number NCT02282787
Study type Interventional
Source King Saud University
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Start date January 2014
Completion date May 2015