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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/06/088010 [Registered on: 02/06/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Intranasal alpha-2 agonists for premedication in paediatric patients undergoing surgery 
Scientific Title of Study   Intranasal dexmedetomedine for premedication in paediatric patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia 
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 Sarakam Sreelakshmi 
Designation  MD Anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Gayatri vidya parishad institute of health care and medical technology  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology,6-25,Maridi valley,Marikavalasa,Madhurwada,Visakhapatnam-530048

Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH
530048
India 
Phone  8074921898  
Fax  08912590131  
Email  sarakamsreelakshmi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Owk Mrunalini 
Designation  MD anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Gayatri vidya parishad institute of health care and medical technology 
Address  Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute Of Health Care and Medical Technology,Department of Anaesthesiology,6-25,Maridi valley,Marikavalasa,Madhurwada,Visakhapatnam-530048

Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH
530048
India 
Phone  8897234462  
Fax  08912590131  
Email  owkmrunalini@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Owk Mrunalini 
Designation  MD Anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Gayatri vidya parishad institute of health care and medical technology 
Address  Room no 26,Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute Of Health Care and Medical Technology,Department of Anaesthesiology,6-25,Maridi valley,Marikavalasa,Madhurwada,Visakhapatnam-530048

Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH
530048
India 
Phone  8897234462  
Fax  08912590131  
Email  owkmrunalini@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute Of Health Care and Medical Technology,Department of Anaesthesiology,6-25,Maridi valley,Marikavalasa,Madhurwada,Visakhapatnam-530048 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute Of Health Care and Medical Technology 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology,6-25,Maridi valley,Marikavalasa,Madhurwada,Visakhapatnam-530048 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
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 Manjula V ramsali  Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute Of Health Care and Medical Technology  Department of Anaesthesiology,6-25,Maridi valley,Marikavalasa,Madhurwada,Visakhapatnam-530048
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9989335429
08912590131
manjularamsali@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committee GVPIHCMT  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: H660||Acute suppurative otitis media, (2) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Intranasal dexmedetomedine   Intranasal dexmedetomedine 1.5mcg/kg for premedication 60mins before undergoing planned surgery under general anaesthesia  
Intervention  Intranasal dexmedetomedine   Intranasal dexmedetomedine 1mcg/kg for premedication 60mins before undergoing planned surgery under general anaesthesia  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Year(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Paediatric patients coming for elective surgery under general anaesthesia.
Age between 1 to 12 years both sexes
ASA 1 and ASA 2. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Parental refusal for consent
ASA grade 3 and higher.
Paediatric patients with cardiac problems 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The sedative effects on the child in the pre operative period and while
shifting to OT 
20mins 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Pre op, Intra op, post op haemodynamics and saturation.
Behaviour and Wake up behavioural score.
Behaviour of the child in the pre operative period and while shifting to OT 
15mins,30mins,45mins,60mins,75mins,90mins,105mins,120mins 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
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   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   14/07/2025 
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="0"
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  
 This interventional study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the
two different doses of intranasal dexmedetomidine 1mcg/kg and 1.5mcg/kg as a premedication in the
paediatric patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia.
 
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