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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080928 [Registered on: 19/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 13/10/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Compared of nebulized Dexmedetomidine and nebulised midazolam as premediction for brain MRI  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of nebulized Dexmedetomidine and nebulized Midazolam as premediction for brain MRI in children with developmental delay prospective randomised control double blind trial  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Tanushree Mohan 
Designation  Senior Resident, DM Neuroanaesthesia  
Affiliation  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology  
Address  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology Trivandrum
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695011
India 
Phone  9794317731  
Fax    
Email  mohantanu.89@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Smita V  
Designation  Professor Department of Anesthesiology  
Affiliation  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology  
Address  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695011
India 
Phone  9447699245  
Fax    
Email  smita_vimala@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Tanushree Mohan 
Designation  Senior Resident, DM Neuroanaesthesia  
Affiliation  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology  
Address  Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology Trivandrum
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695011
India 
Phone  9794317731  
Fax    
Email  mohantanu.89@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Study carried out in Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology Trivandrum Kerala 695011 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NA 
Address  NA 
Type of Sponsor  Other [NA] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Tanushree Mohan   Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of medical Sciences and Technology   MRI suite.
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
9497317731

mohantanu.89@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F79||Unspecified intellectual disabilities,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Nebulised midazolam   Nebulised midazolam 0.2 mg per kg for 10 minutes 30 minutes prior toinduction time.Secure iv access and continue propofol infusion at 75 to 150 microgm per kg.  
Intervention  Nebulization dexmedetomidine 1microgm per kg.  Comparison of nebulised dexmedetomidine and nebulised midazolam as premedication for assessing parental separation and ease of venepuncture in children with developmental delay for brain MRI .Secure iv acceess and continue with propofol infusion 75to 150 microgm per kg,. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  3.00 Year(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Children with developmental delay for brain MRI  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  ASA 4,5
Age less than 2 and more than 12
Recent respiratory infection and cardiac disease
Emergency MRI
BMI more than 35
Parental refusal  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Parental separation anxiety score.   30 minutes after nebulization, at receiving child for induction of anesthesia.  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Ease of venepuncture
Total dose of propofol
Hemodynamic profile
Recovery profile  
30 minutes
After MRI  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="90"
Sample Size from India="90" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   26/02/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Comparing nebulized dexmedetomidine versus nebulized Midazolam as premediction for brain MRI in children with developmental delay. It is a randomized double-blind study. Dexmedetomidine 1 microgm per kg and midazolam 0.2 mg per kg used.  Intravenous access secured after application of lignocaine.  Propofol infusion kept at 75 to 150 microgm per kg per minute after a bolus of 2 mg per kg for 10 minutes. Oxygen via simple face mask used. 
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