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NCT05755880
Low Dose Dexamethasone to Local Anesthetic in Caudal Analgesia on Healing Process After Orthopaedic Surgery
Conditions: Anesthesia
Sex: All
Ages: 1 Month – 18 Years
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 60
Sponsor: Assiut University
Summary
Addition of dexamethasone to local anesthetics infiltration has been proven to augment postoperative analgesia, prolongs anesthesia time and sometimes reduces the needed dose of local anesthetics and consequently, decreases their side effects and enhances early ambulation and hospital discharge (mainly due to decreased need for opioid use
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:1. Age: 1month up to 18 years old 2. Orthopaedic surgeries with average time up to one hour 3. Traumatic and orthopaedic indications for surgeryExclusion Criteria:1- Open fractures 2. Infected surgery 3. Hypersensitivity to dexamethasone 4. Bad nutritional conditions as Marasmus, Cerebral palsy and Kwashiorkor
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05755880). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
