Dexmedetomidine Infusion in Hypospadias Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The investigators hypothesize that giving Dexmedetomidine in combination with Fentanyl for pediatric patients undergoing hypospadias surgery, will reduce the fentanyl requirement for intraoperative and postoperative analgesia.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Jordan
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine; Fentanyl

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children aged 1-12 years undergoing hypospadias repair

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to Dexmedetomidine

• Preoperative use of sedatives or analgesics

• cardiac diseases

• Children with mental retardation