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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/02/012197 [Registered on: 28/02/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 25/02/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial intended to study the effect of drug dexmedetomidine in preventing agitation in adults after surgery under general anaesthesia 
Scientific Title of Study   Dexmedetomidine infusion for prevention of emergence agitation after nasal surgery 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Pratheek Reddy 
Designation  Resident 
Affiliation  MS Ramaiah Medical College 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560054
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  pratheek2223@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Tejesh CA 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  MS Ramaiah Medical College 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560054
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drtejeshca@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Tejesh CA 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  MS Ramaiah Medical College 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560054
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drtejeshca@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Self funded by Investigators. Department of Anaesthesiology, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Tejesh CA 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals Bangalore 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Investigator] 
 
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 
Tejesh CA  MS Rahaiah Hospital  Department of Anaesthesiology, MS Ramaiah Hospital New BEL road Bangalore
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9886481848

drtejeshca@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee MS Ramaiah College and Hospitals  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Health patients without any comorbidities,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Dexmedetomidine  Dexmedetomidine as an intravenous infusion at the rate of 0.4mcg/kg/hr from the beginning of induction of general anaesthesia till extubation 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  Volume matched saline infusion 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA)grade 1 and 2
Patients undergoing nasal surgery under general anaesthesia and requiring nasal packing after surgery 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Known or suspected allergy to α2 adrenergic agonists.
Use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors, adrenergic blocking agents or clonidine.
Uncontrolled hypertension and Diabetes mellitus.
Heart block greater than first degree.
Cognitive impairment.
Chronic use of antipsychotic medications.
Kidney or liver disease.
Body Mass index ≥30kg/m²
Pregnancy
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Pharmacy-controlled Randomization 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Emergence agitation assessed by Ricker sedation-agitation scale  Emergence agitation assessed by Ricker sedation-agitation scale immediately after extubation of the patient 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Time to verbal response and extubation
2.Introperative analgesic requirement
3.Duration of PACU stay 
1.After patient awakening from anaesthesia
2.At the end of Intraoperative period
3.At the time of discharge from recovery room 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "100"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="100" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/01/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) 01/08/2016 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   none yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine infusion at 0.4mcg/kg/hr from the beginning of induction till extubation for the prevention of emergence agitation in 100 ASA 1 & 2 adults aged 20-60yr undergoing nasal surgery under general anaesthesia. The primary outcome measure is the incidence of emergence agitation as assessed by Ricker sedation-agitation scale. 
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